Any claim that stays attached to the property after the sale, such as a senior mortgage, unpaid property taxes or certain municipal liens.
Why it matters to a bidder
This is the single most expensive thing to miss. A foreclosure only removes interests junior to the lien being foreclosed, and only when their holders were named and served. Everything else is still attached to the property when you take title.
Which liens survive a Florida foreclosure saleOther terms
- Lis pendens
- Final judgment of foreclosure
- Certificate of sale
- Right of redemption
- Objection to foreclosure sale
- Certificate of title
- Writ of possession
- Surplus funds
- Tax deed sale
Next, after surviving lien
- Why Florida Foreclosure Sales Get CancelledBankruptcy filings, payoffs, loan modifications and missing paperwork cancel Florida foreclosure sales, often the same morning. What it means for a bidder.
- Title Insurance After a Florida Foreclosure AuctionA certificate of title carries no warranty. When a Florida title insurer will cover an auction purchase, what it reviews, and when quiet title is needed.
- The Complete SystemEvery step we run before we bid, on real Florida dockets.
- Talk to us firstFifteen minutes, weekdays. Nothing is charged on the call.