Nassau County, Florida

Hybrid104,376 residentsLive auctions →

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Hybrid

Redemption periodstate default

Lien: 2 years before deed application allowed. Deed: none once issued.

Investor returnstate default

Lien: 5–18% (bid-down, 5% minimum return rule)

Governing statutestate default

Florida Statutes Ch. 197

Notes

Florida dual-track county: (1) Tax Collector runs annual tax certificate (lien) sales for delinquent taxes via LienHub (on or before June 1; bid-down interest from 18%, min 5% rule). (2) Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller runs tax deed auctions online on RealTaxDeed (nassau.realtaxdeed.com) when a certificate holder applies after ~2 years — rolling calendar with multiple 2026 sale dates (e.g. Sept 2026 listed cases). Fernandina Beach / Yulee / Amelia Island — Jacksonville MSA north growth.

Auction logistics

Format

Online (certificates + tax deeds)

Frequency

Certificates annually by June 1; tax deed auctions rolling as applications mature

Platform

LienHub certificates; RealAuction RealTaxDeed — Nassau County tax deeds ↗

Deposit rules

Certificates: register on LienHub and fund per platform rules. Tax deeds: register on RealTaxDeed and post advance deposit; successful high bidder typically pays greater of 5% of final bid or $200 non-refundable applied to purchase, balance due on Clerk’s short settlement deadline — confirm Nassau Clerk terms.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Florida tax deed extinguishes most private mortgages and liens, but not governmental/code liens or IRS liens (120-day federal redemption). Run municipal/code lien search before deed bidding.

Quiet title

Under Fla. Stat. §95.192, continuous ownership and tax payment for 4+ years after the deed often supports marketable title; quiet title with final judgment is standard for faster insurance.

Deal maths for Florida

Assessment ratio: 0.85× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $500

Florida assesses at just value, but Save Our Homes / Amendment 1 caps compress assessed below market on long-held homesteads.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Nassau County Tax Collector — Tax Certificate Sale ↗

904-491-7412

Clerk of court

Nassau County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller — Tax Deeds ↗

Property appraiser

Nassau County Property Appraiser ↗

GIS / parcel map

Nassau County Property Appraiser map / parcel search ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Yulee / SR-200 corridor

Fast Jacksonville-north SF growth and retail employment absorption

Fernandina Beach / Amelia Island edge

Tourism and constrained coastal inventory supporting price resilience

Callahan / west Nassau

More attainable inventory with logistics and industrial job adjacency