Foreclosures

You can view upcoming Foreclosure Sales online, and a Notice of Sale is published for each case in the South Central Florida Life/Glades County News newspaper once a week for two consecutive weeks prior to the sale.

All Glades County foreclosure sales occur on the first floor in the Courthouse lobby and begin at 11:00 AM on the date listed in the information above.

Copies of the judgments and other documents may be obtained at $1.00 per page in the Court Department of the Clerk’s Office.

The final order will contain a legal description of the property being foreclosed. With this description, you can find street address information at the Property Appraiser’s office located at 500 Avenue J, Suite 202, Moore Haven, Florida 33471, or by visiting the Property Appraiser’s website at qpublic.net/glades.

The property tax information can be found at the Tax Collector’s office located at 500 Avenue J, Suite 101, Moore Haven, Florida 33471 or by visiting the Tax Collector’s website at gladestc.com.

You can search the official records of the County by visiting our Official Records Search Portal.

It is the responsibility of the interested bidder to do all research for the property involved, including whether any of the defendants have filed for bankruptcy protection. It is in your best interest to have a title search done by an Attorney or a Title Company; however, you may also search the Official Records located in the Clerk’s Office.

The Clerk’s Office cannot recommend a title company or attorney to you. You can find a qualified attorney or title company by contacting the Florida Bar, which is able to provide legal referrals.

You can contact the Florida Bar by phone at (850) 561-5600 or online at floridabar.org. Click on the “Find a Lawyer” button, then click on the “Lawyer Referral Service Site” link. You can also research the Florida Realtors Association by visiting their website at floridarealtors.org.

To bid on a foreclosed property, you must register with the clerk in Room 102 (1st Floor of the Glades County Courthouse) by 10:30 AM the day of the sale. You must appear in person at the sale in the courthouse lobby. Each bidder shall state his name, and each bidder acting in a representative capacity shall state whom he/she represents at the time of bidding.

The successful bidder is required to immediately deposit 5% of their final bid, unless the judgment states otherwise (Florida Statutes 45.031). This deposit must be paid immediately following the sale and is a non-refundable deposit. If the successful bidder does not post the deposit as set forth above at the time of the sale, the bidder will be disqualified for that day, the bid will be considered invalid, the next highest bid will be accepted, and an announcement will be made to that effect.

The balance of the bid must be paid by 4:00 PM EST on the following day of the sale. In addition, fees for documentary stamp tax (.70 per $100.00), Clerk’s fee for holding the sale ($70.00), and the Registry of the Court fee (3% for the first $500, and 1.5% for each subsequent $100, of the total amount deposited) must be paid by 4:00 PM EST on the following day of the sale.

All money paid must be by cash, cashier’s check, or money order drawn on a United States bank only. Checks and money orders must be made payable to the Glades County Clerk of Court.

Failure to pay the balance due, including authorized costs, by 4:00 PM EST on the following day of the sale will result in the re-advertisement of the sale, the cost of which will be paid from the non-refundable deposit. Any remaining funds from the non-refundable deposit will be applied towards the judgment.

An objection to the sale may be filed by a party within 10 days. If objections are filed, the Judge will rule at a hearing as to whether or not a Certificate of Title is to be issued. The right of redemption ends upon the issuance of the Certificate of Title.

A Certificate of Sale is issued by the Clerk once all proceeds are paid in full and on time. A Certificate of Title is issued by the Clerk on the tenth day after the sale. The defendant has ten days to object to the sale. If the tenth day is a non-business day, the next business day will be treated as the tenth day.

If objections are filed, the Judge will rule as to the issuance of the certificate of title. If the defendant files bankruptcy, the Clerk is stayed from issuing a Title or taking any action pending further Order of the Court.

If you have additional questions concerning the procedures for foreclosure sales held by the Clerk of Court, please contact our office at (863) 946-6010.

You should come to the Clerk’s office on the day of the sale and register with the Clerk. Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, requires that a bidder other than the judgment holder must present a good faith deposit of 5% of your projected bid in cash or cashier’s check in order to confirm a bid. You may contact the Civil Division of the Clerk’s office for information regarding scheduled foreclosure sales.