Miller v. Knapp

The owner of property sold to pay delinquent taxes complains that a Clerk’s sale is defective because he was not given notice of a second sale date after he failed to attend the first sale date set by the Clerk of Court. In affirming, we find no constitutional defect in the statutory notice provision.

Section 197.542(3) provides that notice of a tax deed sale need not be sent to the landowner when the first sale is not completed because the high bidder fails to make payment and a second sale is held within thirty days. The statute says:

“If the sale is canceled for any reason, the clerk shall…