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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided August 12, 1976Published
1Opinion of the Court
QUESTION: Does s. 197.291, F. S., authorize the clerk of circuit court to distribute excess funds from a tax sale of land to the county in satisfaction of a recorded county welfare lien?
SUMMARY: The county welfare liens of Pinellas County, authorized by Ch. 63-1787, Laws of Florida, may be satisfied from excess funds resulting from a tax sale of land under s. 197.291(2), F. S. Your question is answered in the affirmative as qualified by the following discussion. Section 197.291, F. S., governs the disbursement of the proceeds of a tax sale. Subsection (2) of that section requires that, if the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Arnold v. ShumpertSupreme Court of Florida · 1968
- American Bakeries Co. v. City of Haines CitySupreme Court of Florida · 1938
- Stewart v. DeLand-Lake Helen Special Road & Bridge DistrictSupreme Court of Florida · 1916
- State ex rel. Triay v. BurrSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
- Gailey v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1929
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