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Seminole County
Seminole County
Seminole County sits north of Orlando in central Florida, anchored by Sanford (county seat), Lake Mary, Altamonte Springs, Oviedo, and Winter Springs. The economy combines Orlando-commuter housing, AdventHealth, defense (AAR, Lockheed), and a strong financial-services cluster (Lake Mary). The Clerk & Comptroller (Grant Maloy) runs custom records and a clerk-operated tax deed system on RealAuction.
Property in Seminole
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in Seminole.
Seminole is a mature, high-quality suburban market with strong school demand and stable appreciation.
- Florida Homestead Exemption and Save Our Homes apply.
- Tax bills Nov 1; discounts through February; delinquent April 1.
- Inland exposure keeps wind insurance moderate; flood risk concentrates near Wekiva and St. Johns rivers.
- Tax deed redemption to day of sale (Ch. 197, F.S.).
- Foreclosure surplus rights under § 45.032, F.S. (60 days).
Investing in Seminole.
Seminole offers strong primary-residence and rental demand with steady foreclosure/tax-deed activity.
- Foreclosure auctions on seminole.realforeclose.com.
- Tax deed sales on seminole.realtaxdeed.com.
- Property Appraiser at scpafl.org.
- Court case search at courtrecords.seminoleclerk.org.
- Watch for septic-to-sewer mandates near Wekiva, school-zone premiums, and Sanford historic-district overlays.
After a Seminole foreclosure or tax deed sale.
Seminole uses Florida's judicial foreclosure process and runs Ch. 197 tax deed sales online via RealAuction.
- Foreclosures filed in the 18th Judicial Circuit.
- Surplus claim window: 60 days under § 45.032, F.S.
- Tax certificates sold yearly; tax deed application after 2 years.
- Notices published in the Sanford Herald.
Courts and records in Seminole.
- Seminole County Courthouse — 301 N Park Ave, Sanford, FL 32771 — 18th Judicial Circuit
- Civil Courthouse — 101 Eslinger Way, Sanford
- 18th Judicial Circuit (Brevard, Seminole)
- Sixth District Court of Appeal — Lakeland
- Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Grant Maloy — (407) 665-4330 — seminoleclerk.org
- Property Appraiser — David Johnson — 1101 E 1st St — scpafl.org
- Tax Collector — J.R. Kroll — 1101 E 1st St — seminoletax.org
- Sheriff — Dennis M. Lemma — 100 Bush Blvd, Sanford