When is the Marion County tax deed sale in December 2026?

Notices of Application for Tax Deed dated October 15, 2026 and signed for Marion County Clerk Gregory C. Harrell state the properties will be sold to the highest bidder online at https://marion.realtaxdeed.com, scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. EST on December 9, 2026, unless the certificates are redeemed.

What deposit does Marion County require?

Per the Clerk's 2026 Information Sheet, each bidder must post a deposit of $200 or 5% of the anticipated high bid, whichever is greater, for each property, set up in the RealAuction account by the Monday before the sale. Wire, cashier's check, certified check or money order; no personal checks.

How long does the high bidder have to pay in Marion County?

The Clerk states the bid amount less deposit, plus recording fees and documentary stamp fees, is required within 24 hours after the auction, by certified check, wire transfer (plus a $6 fee) or cashier's check only.

Does Marion County give a street address for tax deed properties?

No. The Clerk states the legal description on the certificate is the basis for the application and the address of the property is not provided. Use the Property Appraiser site to locate the parcel. This page is research context only, not legal advice.

Upcoming county auction

Marion County, Florida tax deed sale: December 9, 2026

By the Tax Deed Pack research team

Online auction Wednesday, December 9, 2026, scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. EST at marion.realtaxdeed.com. Deposits must be set up by Monday, December 7, and the balance is due within 24 hours of the auction.¹⁴

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Sale facts (sourced)

County: Marion County, Florida (Ocala)
Sale date and time: Wednesday, December 9, 2026, scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. E.S.T.¹²³
Where: Online at https://marion.realtaxdeed.com (RealAuction)¹⁵
Clerk Tax Deeds office: (AB) 1st Floor, Room 125; (352) 671-5648⁵
Notice: Published in the Voice of South Marion once a week for four consecutive weeks, with the sale at least 30 days after first publication (F.S. 197.512)⁵
Opening bid: All delinquent taxes, penalties, advertising charges, tax search costs and fees paid by the applicant, plus certificates sold after the application, omitted taxes and current taxes⁴
Address: Not provided by the Clerk; the legal description on the certificate is the basis for the application⁴
Statute: Chapter 197, Florida Statutes, and Florida Administrative Code Chapter 12D (per the Clerk)⁴

Items with status REDEEM, REMOVE or RESCHED in the Clerk’s tax deed search by sale date will not be sold on the scheduled date. Re-check before you bid.⁴

Deposit and payment rules from the Clerk

Step	Rule	Deadline for the Dec 9 sale (our reading)
Bidder deposit	$200 or 5% of the anticipated high bid, whichever is greater, per property ($200 for bids up to $4,000)⁴	Set up in the RealAuction account by the Monday before the sale (Monday, Dec 7)⁴
Deposit method	Wire transfer (include a $6.00 wire fee), cashier’s check, certified check or money order; no personal checks⁴	Same Monday cutoff⁴
Winning bid deposit	$200 or 5% of the bid, whichever is greater, locked in your account and non refundable⁴	Immediately after each property sells⁴
Balance, recording fees, documentary stamp fees	Certified check, wire transfer (plus $6) or cashier’s check only; no personal, business or trustee account checks or credit cards⁴	Within 24 hours after the auction (by about 9:00 a.m. Thursday, Dec 10 at the earliest item)⁴

Foreclosure deposits are kept separately from tax deed accounts, but an existing RealAuction foreclosure registration does not need to re-register.⁴
Under F.S. 197.542(2) the Clerk may refuse the bid of anyone who previously bid and did not honor it, and Marion enforces this.⁴
All properties are sold “AS IS”, buyer beware, with no warranty as to title, liens, access, zoning, improvements or utilities.⁴
Governmental liens not satisfied in full from surplus survive the tax deed, and the land is sold subject to current taxes.⁴

The weekday dates in the third column are our calculation from the Clerk’s rules for a Wednesday sale. Confirm exact cutoffs with the Clerk.

Example certificates noticed for 12/9/26

These rows come from Notices of Application for Tax Deed dated October 15, 2026 and published October 15, 22, 29 and November 5, 2026.¹²³ They are examples, not the full sale list. Use the RealAuction listing and the Clerk tax deed search for the complete, current inventory.⁴

Certificate	Parcel	Legal description (as published, shortened)	Assessed to
No. 22119 · issued 2015¹	5075-006-051	Sec 15 Twp 17 Rge 25, Forest Lakes Campsites Blk 6 Lots 51 and 52 (metes and bounds), Plat Book UNR Page 149	Dawn DeSoto, Guy Simpson, Paige Simpson and Judy Simpson
No. 530 · issued 2016²	0051-110-030	Sec 33 Twp 11 Rge 24, Ocala National Forest Campsites Blk JJ Lot 30, Plat Book UNR Page 064	Michael Latimer
No. 3802 · issued 2017³	10332-002-06	Sec 16 Twp 13 Rge 24, Buck Stone Ridge Blk B Lot 6 (metes and bounds), Plat Book UNR	Colleen Shabahs, Richard Leverock and Gregory W. Smith

Street address, structure, acreage, opening bid and redemption status are NOT VERIFIED here. Two of these are campsite lots described as Plat Book UNR, and certificates issued 2015 to 2017 have been outstanding for years, so check access, utilities, later certificates and other recorded liens before you bid. The Property Appraiser (www.pa.marion.fl.us) shows whether improvements are taxed.⁴

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Marion does not give street addresses, and the Clerk cannot advise which liens survive.⁴ A Tax Deed Due Diligence Research Pack organizes cited public record information for one US property into a PDF you can review before the Monday deposit cutoff.

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Footnotes / sources

Notice of Application for Tax Deed (Marion County), holder Fritz Jean-Baptiste, certificate No. 22119, year of issuance 2015, parcel 5075-006-051, assessed to Dawn DeSoto, Guy Simpson, Paige Simpson and Judy Simpson; to be sold to the highest bidder online at https://marion.realtaxdeed.com scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. E.S.T. December 9, 2026 unless redeemed; dated October 15, 2026, Gregory C. Harrell, Clerk of the Court and Comptroller; published October 15, 22, 29 and November 5, 2026. Full text as reproduced by NoticeRegistry (not the publisher), retrieved 21 Oct 2026. https://www.noticeregistry.com/florida/notice/tax-sale-11711409
Notice of Application for Tax Deed (Marion County), holder Greene Tax Certificate Investments, certificate No. 530, year of issuance 2016, parcel 0051-110-030, assessed to Michael Latimer; to be sold to the highest bidder online at https://marion.realtaxdeed.com scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. E.S.T. December 9, 2026 unless redeemed; dated October 15, 2026, Gregory C. Harrell, Clerk of the Court and Comptroller; published October 15, 22, 29 and November 5, 2026. Full text as reproduced by NoticeRegistry (not the publisher), retrieved 21 Oct 2026. https://www.noticeregistry.com/florida/notice/tax-sale-ocala-11711315
Notice of Application for Tax Deed (Marion County), holder Greene Tax Certificate Investments, certificate No. 3802, year of issuance 2017, parcel 10332-002-06, assessed to Colleen Shabahs, Richard Leverock and Gregory W. Smith; to be sold to the highest bidder online at https://marion.realtaxdeed.com scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. E.S.T. December 9, 2026 unless redeemed; dated October 15, 2026, Gregory C. Harrell, Clerk of the Court and Comptroller; published October 15, 22, 29 and November 5, 2026. Full text as reproduced by NoticeRegistry (not the publisher), retrieved 21 Oct 2026. https://www.noticeregistry.com/florida/notice/tax-sale-11711349
Marion County Clerk of Court and Comptroller, 2026 Tax Deed Information Sheet: sales online at https://marion.realtaxdeed.com; opening bid composition; deposit $200 or 5% of anticipated high bid (whichever is greater) per property, set up in RealAuction by the Monday before the sale, wire (plus $6.00 fee), cashier’s check, certified check or money order, no personal checks; non refundable deposit locked after each sale; balance less deposit plus recording and documentary stamp fees within 24 hours by certified check, wire (plus $6) or cashier’s check only; address not provided; buyer beware AS IS terms; governmental liens survive if not satisfied; sold subject to current taxes; REDEEM, REMOVE, RESCHED statuses; F.S. 197.542(2); Chapter 197 and F.A.C. Chapter 12D. Retrieved 21 Oct 2026. https://www.marioncountyclerk.org/uploads/2026/03/2026-Information-Sheet.pdf
Marion County Clerk of Court and Comptroller, Tax Deed Sales page: online sales through RealAuction; notice published in the Voice of South Marion once a week for four consecutive weeks, sale at least 30 days after first publication (F.S. 197.512); Tax Deeds, (AB) 1st Floor, Room 125, (352) 671-5648. Retrieved 21 Oct 2026. https://www.marioncountyclerk.org/departments/records-recording/tax-deeds-and-lands-available-for-taxes/tax-deed-sales/

INFORMATION AND RESEARCH PRODUCT ONLY. This page summarizes public sources for investors researching an upcoming sale. It is not legal, tax, or investment advice. Tax Deed Pack does not conduct the auction and does not guarantee title.