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Suwannee County
Suwannee County
Suwannee County is in north Florida along the Suwannee River, anchored by Live Oak (county seat). The economy mixes agriculture (poultry, beef, vegetables), small-business retail, and tourism (river-based recreation). The Clerk (Barry Baker) runs Civitek records and a clerk-operated tax deed system.
Property in Suwannee
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in Suwannee.
Suwannee is a low-cost rural market.
- 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 along the Suwannee River.
- Tax deed redemption to day of sale (Ch. 197, F.S.).
- Foreclosure surplus rights under § 45.032, F.S. (60 days).
Investing in Suwannee.
Suwannee offers cheap rural and river-front-adjacent land with steady but low-volume foreclosure activity.
- Court records via Civitek OCRS (county/61).
- Property Appraiser at qpublic.schneidercorp.com (Suwannee).
- Watch for agricultural exemptions, mobile-home park zoning, and Suwannee River flood plain.
After a Suwannee foreclosure or tax deed sale.
Suwannee uses Florida's judicial foreclosure process and runs Ch. 197 tax deed sales.
- Foreclosures filed in the 3rd 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 Suwannee Democrat.
Courts and records in Suwannee.
- Suwannee County Judicial Annex — 200 S Ohio Ave, Live Oak, FL 32064 — 3rd Judicial Circuit
- 3rd Judicial Circuit (Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor)
- First District Court of Appeal — Tallahassee
- Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Barry Baker — (386) 362-0500 — suwcl.com
- Property Appraiser — Lamar Jenkins — 215 Pine Ave SW — qpublic.schneidercorp.com (Suwannee)
- Tax Collector — Ricky Gamble — 215 Pine Ave SW — suwanneetax.com
- Sheriff — Sam St. John — 200 Duval St NW, Live Oak