George Albright Marion County Tax Collector
Main Office, McPherson Complex 503 SE 25th Avenue, Ocala, Florida, 34471 • (352) 368-8200
All offices are open 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday Through Friday. All customers are encouraged to complete their transactions online, rather than in person. Click here to renew your vehicle registration, Click here to renew your driver’s license, Click here to pay property taxes.
Main Office, McPherson Complex 503 SE 25th Avenue, Ocala, Florida, 34471 • (352) 368-8200
Real Estate Taxes become delinquent on April 1 of each year. After Real Estate Taxes become delinquent, they are advertised in a local newspaper once per week for three consecutive weeks. The advertising and collection cost is added to the delinquent bill.
On or before June 1, the Tax Collector must conduct a Tax Certificate Sale of the unpaid taxes on each parcel of property. The sale is operated on a competitive bid basis with interest bids beginning at 18% and progressing downward. When a certificate is sold against a piece of property, the successful bidder pays the delinquent taxes on that property and holds a certificate which constitutes a first lien against the property.
To redeem the certificate, the owner of the property must pay the Tax Collector all delinquent taxes plus accrued interests, and advertising cost. The Tax Collector will reimburse the certificate holder all monies due and the property will be free of that tax lien.
To participate in a Tax Certificate Sale, all new bidders must register at https://www.mariontax.com/itm/CHMLogin.aspx
2024 Notice of Unpaid Delinquent Tangible Personal Property
2024 Notice of Unpaid Delinquent Real Estate Property Taxes
If the Tax Certificate is not redeemed within two years, the certificate holder may file a Tax Deed Application. In Marion County, Tax Deed Sales are processed through the Marion County Clerk of the Courts Website.