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St. Lucie County
St. Lucie County
St. Lucie County is on Florida's Treasure Coast, anchored by Port St. Lucie (one of Florida's fastest-growing cities) and the historic county seat of Fort Pierce. The economy mixes healthcare (Cleveland Clinic Tradition), agriculture (citrus), tourism, and master-planned-community construction. The Clerk & Comptroller (Michelle R. Miller) runs Benchmark records and a clerk-operated tax deed system on RealAuction.
Property in St. Lucie
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in St. Lucie.
St. Lucie is one of Florida's fastest-growing markets with steady appreciation.
- Florida Homestead Exemption and Save Our Homes apply.
- Tax bills Nov 1; discounts through February; delinquent April 1.
- Wind, flood, and roof age dominate insurance pricing on Hutchinson Island.
- Tax deed redemption to day of sale (Ch. 197, F.S.).
- Foreclosure surplus rights under § 45.032, F.S. (60 days).
- CDD assessments are very common in master-planned Tradition and PGA Verano.
Investing in St. Lucie.
St. Lucie offers strong single-family rental demand and active foreclosure/tax-deed pipelines.
- Foreclosure auctions on stlucie.clerkauction.com.
- Tax deed sales on stlucie.realtaxdeed.com.
- Property Appraiser at paslc.gov.
- Court case search at courts.stlucieclerk.com.
- Watch for old GDC/PSL platted lots (utility-availability and impact-fee issues), HOA/CDD assessments, and STR ordinances on the barrier island.
After a St. Lucie foreclosure or tax deed sale.
St. Lucie uses Florida's judicial foreclosure process and runs Ch. 197 tax deed sales online via RealAuction.
- Foreclosures filed in the 19th Judicial Circuit.
- Surplus claim window: 60 days under § 45.032, F.S.
- Tax certificates sold yearly; tax deed application after 2 years.
- Notices published in TC Palm.
Courts and records in St. Lucie.
- St. Lucie County Courthouse — 201 S Indian River Dr, Ft. Pierce, FL 34950 — 19th Judicial Circuit
- 19th Judicial Circuit (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie)
- Fourth District Court of Appeal — West Palm Beach
- Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Michelle R. Miller — (772) 462-6900 — stlucieclerk.com
- Property Appraiser — Michelle Franklin — 2300 Virginia Ave — paslc.gov
- Tax Collector — Chris Craft — 2300 Virginia Ave — tcslc.com
- Sheriff — Keith Pearson — 4700 W Midway Rd, Fort Pierce