INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIDDING ON MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES
REPORT TO ROOM #1049 ON THE DAY OF SALE AND GIVE THE CLERK THE
CASE NUMBER YOU
PLAN TO BID ON, YOUR NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER. (***)
PER F.S. 28.24(13) ALL FINAL BIDS ARE SUBJECTED TO A REGISTRY OF COURT FEE.
IN ADDITION TO THE FINAL BID AMOUNT, THE REGISTRY OF COURT FEE NEEDS TO BE PAID
TO THE CLERK OF COURT.
REGISTRY FEES ARE BASED ON THREE PERCENT (3%) OF THE FIRST FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
($500) AND ONE AND
A HALF PERCENT (1.5%) OF EVERY ADDITIONAL ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) OF THE BID.
WHEN THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE PLAINTIFF APPEARS FOR THE SALE, THE CLERK WILL
PROCEED WITH THE
SALE AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE COURTHOUSE. AT THE TIME OF SALE, IF YOU ARE THE
SUCCESSFUL BIDDER,
YOU WILL NEED TO PAY AT LEAST 5%
OF YOUR BID IN CASH OR CASHIER CHECK ONLY (CASHIER CHECKS MUST
BE MADE PAYABLE TO FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT REGISTRY FUND). WITHIN TWO (2)
HOURS FROM THE TIME
OF SALE, THE REMAINDER OF THE BID MUST BE PAID IN CASH OR CASHIER CHECK ONLY. AT
THIS TIME YOU WILL BE
GIVEN A COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE OF SALE.
ANY INTERESTED PARTY HAS 10 DAYS FROM THE DAY OF SALE TO OBJECT TO THE
CERTIFICATE OF TITLE.
ON THE 11th DAY AFTER THE SALE, IF THERE IS NO
OBJECTION FILED, A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE WILL BE ISSUED.
IF THERE IS AN OBJECTION FILED, THE CASE WILL BE SENT TO THE COURT TO BE SET FOR
A HEARING.
AT THE TIME THE CERTIFICATE OF TITLE IS TO BE ISSUED, YOU AS THE SUCCESSFUL
BIDDER MUST PROVIDE TO THE
CLERKS OFFICE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS.
- CERTIFICATE OF TITLE
- CERTIFICATE OF DISBURSEMENT
- DOC STAMP FEE (.70 PER $100.00 OF BID AMOUNT)
- DR 219 (TAX FORM)
(***) NOTE: ALL OVERBIDDERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF 5% TO THE CLERK BEFORE
BIDDING ON SAID PROPERTY.