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Leon County property data
Where Leon County's property records live, how its tax and foreclosure sales work, and what Deedplat puts on one map, including Tallahassee.
- 113,000Parcels
Where the records are
The county offices an investor deals with in Leon County, and what each one puts online.
Deeds and mortgages
Leon County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Official Records. Deeds, mortgages, liens and other recorded documents can be searched free in the Clerk's online county records search; recording costs $10 for the first page and $8.50 for each added page.
Owners and values
Leon County Property Appraiser. Owner, value and sales data are free in the Property Appraiser's property search, sales search and map search, and the office offers data downloads.
Tax sales
Leon County Tax Collector. The tax certificate sale is held online at leontaxsale.wfbsusa.com with a practice site, and no deposit is required to bid.
Foreclosure sales
Leon County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Property Sales. Mortgage foreclosure and tax deed auctions are held online at leon.realforeclose.com and leon.realtaxdeed.com, where you register free to see sale calendars, final judgments and opening bids.
Parcel maps
Tallahassee-Leon County GIS (TLCGIS). TLCGIS, a joint city-county office, publishes a free map gallery and a countywide parcel layer supplied by the Property Appraiser.
How property is sold here
Leon County follows Florida's rules, with its own calendar and offices. Read the Florida guide for how the state works.
Tax sales
Florida sells tax certificates (liens), not the property, at the yearly Leon County Tax Collector sale, which is held online at leontaxsale.wfbsusa.com after the parcel list is published in early to mid May; bidding starts at 18 percent interest and goes down in quarter-point steps, and no deposit is required. After a certificate holder has waited at least 22 months from delinquency, they can apply for a tax deed, and the Clerk then sells the property itself at an online tax deed auction at leon.realtaxdeed.com. The Clerk posts sale dates on that site's calendar and lists unsold parcels on its Lands Available list.
Foreclosure sales
Leon County mortgage foreclosure sales are online Clerk auctions at leon.realforeclose.com, where you register to see the sale calendar and final judgments. Winning bidders post a 5 percent deposit and pay the balance by 4:30 PM ET on the sale day, and notices of sale also run in a local newspaper for 2 weeks.
Assessed values
The Leon County Property Appraiser values every parcel each year as of January 1 and mails proposed values and taxes on TRIM notices each August.
Transfer tax
Florida documentary stamp tax on deeds is 70 cents per $100 of price (0.70 percent), with 35 cents per $100 on mortgages plus a 0.2 percent intangible tax, and Leon County adds no surtax.
Worth knowing
Tallahassee is the only incorporated city in Leon County, so most investor activity is in the city or unincorporated county.
Worth knowing
A tax deed sale wipes out mortgages and most private liens but not government liens, while a mortgage foreclosure sale may leave other liens in place, so run a title search before bidding.
Worth knowing
Tax deed parcels with no bidder after the second offering go on the Clerk's Lands Available list and escheat to the county if unsold after 3 years.
Every town in Leon County
The cities, towns and townships inside the county line.
- Tallahassee city
Questions
Where are deeds recorded in Leon County?
Deeds are recorded by the Leon County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller's Official Records Division in Tallahassee. You can search recorded documents free online through the Clerk's county records search.
When is the Leon County tax sale?
The Tax Collector's online tax certificate sale happens once a year in late spring, with the list posted in early to mid May. Tax deed auctions run by the Clerk are held online through the year and are listed on the leon.realtaxdeed.com calendar.
How do I find who owns a property in Leon County?
Use the Leon County Property Appraiser's free property search at leonpa.gov by owner, address or parcel ID. The deed itself is in the Clerk's Official Records.
Are Leon County property records online?
Yes. Deeds, owner and value data, tax certificates, foreclosure and tax deed auctions, and parcel maps are all online and free to view.
Sources for this guide
Office hours, fees and sale dates change. We checked these sources in October 2026; confirm with the county before you act.
- leonclerk.com/divisions/official-records/
- leonclerk.com/?p=1331
- leonclerk.com/?p=1604
- leontaxcollector.net/Investors/Tax-Sale-FAQ
- leonpa.gov/
- tlcgis.org/
- intervector.leoncountyfl.gov/intervector/rest/services/MapServices/TLC_OverlayParcel_D_WM/
- intervector.leoncountyfl.gov/intervector/rest/services/MapServices/TLC_OverlayParcel_D_WM/
Every parcel in Leon County, on one map
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