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Madison County
Madison County
Madison County is a small rural county on I-10 between Tallahassee and Lake City. Madison is the county seat. The economy is anchored by agriculture, timber, and a state-corrections facility. Court records run on Civitek OCRS.
Property in Madison
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in Madison.
Madison is a low-cost rural and small-town housing market.
- Florida Homestead Exemption and Save Our Homes apply.
- Tax bills Nov 1; discounts through February; delinquent April 1.
- Inland exposure keeps wind insurance moderate; tornado risk is real.
- Tax deed redemption to day of sale (Ch. 197, F.S.).
- Foreclosure surplus rights under § 45.032, F.S. (60 days).
Investing in Madison.
Madison offers cheap rural and timber land deals; rental demand is thin.
- Court records via Civitek OCRS (county/40).
- Property Appraiser via qPublic.
- Watch for agricultural/timber exemptions and historic-district overlays in Madison.
After a Madison foreclosure or tax deed sale.
Madison uses Florida's judicial foreclosure process and Ch. 197 tax deed sales; volume is very low.
- Foreclosures filed in the 3rd Judicial Circuit.
- Surplus claim window: 60 days under § 45.032, F.S.
- Tax certificates sold yearly; tax deed application after 2 years.
Courts and records in Madison.
- Madison County Courthouse — 125 SW Range Ave, Madison, FL 32340 — 3rd Judicial Circuit
- 3rd Judicial Circuit (Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor)
- First District Court of Appeal — Tallahassee
- Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Billy Washington — (850) 973-1500 — madisonclerk.com
- Property Appraiser — qPublic Madison
- Tax Collector — Madison
- Sheriff — Madison, FL