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Palm Beach County, FL

Palm Beach County is in Florida's Southeast region. This page links official clerk, auction, and property appraiser sources for tax-deed research. Counts and dates are labeled with data-status badges — verify on official sources before bidding.

Official sources

• Property appraiser: pbcpao.gov
• Clerk (tax deeds): PB Clerk — Tax Deeds
• Tax deed auction: palmbeach.realtaxdeed.com
• Surplus funds: County surplus claims portal
• Permit portal: https://pbc.gov/ePZB.Admin.WebSPA/#/
• DeedScout workflow: Open Palm Beach in DeedScout Tax Deeds
• Flood / Property Intelligence: Live flood GIS stamp for Palm Beach Live GIS

Why WPB has ~4,000 permits but PBC shows 4: West Palm Beach is a separate Tyler EnerGov scrape (cached, real records). Palm Beach County unincorporated permits are blocked behind reCAPTCHA — DeedScout shows 4 sample illustrative records only.

Official source required before bidding. Not legal, tax, title, or investment advice.

Upcoming tax-deed sales

Source: https://palmbeach.realtaxdeed.com

Building permits

Sample/demo only — not real permit records. Do not rely on these for outreach or bidding decisions. Use the official portal link above.

4 records in DeedScout for Palm Beach County (Sample/demo only). Scope: Sample illustrative permits — not real data. This is a cached research snapshot, not a live municipal query.

Source: https://pbc.gov/ePZB.Admin.WebSPA/#/

Surplus funds (post-sale claim)

When a tax-deed sale closes above the opening bid, Florida Statute §197.582 requires excess proceeds be paid to the prior titleholder or their lienholders. Palm Beach County publishes its surplus workflow at https://www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/departments/courts/tax-deeds/sale-information.

Cities and municipalities

• Belle Glade
• Boca Raton, Palm Beach County — municipal permit coverage
• Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County — municipal permit coverage
• Greenacres
• Jupiter, Palm Beach County — municipal permit coverage
• Lake Worth Beach
• Loxahatchee
• Palm Beach Gardens
• Riviera Beach
• Royal Palm Beach, Palm Beach County — municipal permit coverage
• Wellington
• West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County — municipal permit coverage

How tax-deed sales work in Florida

Florida tax-deed sales follow a uniform statutory framework set by Chapter 197 F.S., but the conduct of the sale (online vendor, bid increment, deposit rules) varies by county. In Palm Beach County, sales are conducted via the county auction platform . Bidders should verify auction-day rules with the Tax Collector's office before participating.

The investor process:

1. Tax certificate sale (early summer) — investors bid on the right to collect delinquent taxes plus interest.
2. Two-year hold — certificate accrues interest while the owner has the chance to redeem.
3. Application for tax deed — the certificate holder applies after two years; a public auction is scheduled.
4. Tax-deed sale — the property itself is sold to the highest bidder; certificate holder is paid first from proceeds.
5. Surplus claim (if applicable) — excess proceeds go to lienholders and the former owner under §197.582.

DeedScout organizes research. Always verify with the official county, clerk, auction, property appraiser, or municipal source before bidding, buying, contacting owners, or making financial decisions.