Construction & Mechanic's-Lien Properties
Properties with unpaid-contractor liens — typically stalled flips or builds where the owner has run short on cash and wants out.
11 Florida counties carry construction-lien properties; construction-lien properties (Florida) total 23,262, 0.2% of 13,692,151 scored Florida parcels; DLRadar-wide construction-lien properties (Florida) count 23,296.
construction-lien properties (Florida) by county: Miami-Dade 14,545 (2.1% of Miami-Dade parcels); Hillsborough 6,988 (0.9% of Hillsborough parcels); Okaloosa 927 (0.2% of Okaloosa parcels) for construction-lien properties (Florida); Orange 324 (0.1% of Orange parcels); Brevard 267 (0.1% of Brevard parcels); Polk 151 (0.0% of Polk parcels) for construction-lien properties (Florida); Manatee 36 (0.0% of Manatee parcels); Citrus 11 (0.0% of Citrus parcels); Gadsden 10 (0.0% of Gadsden parcels) for construction-lien properties (Florida); Pasco 2 (0.0% of Pasco parcels); Highlands 1 (0.0% of Highlands parcels).
construction-lien properties (Florida) by city: Tampa 3,336, Plant City 540, Ft Walton Beach 527, Riverview 475 (construction-lien properties (Florida)), Brandon 450, Orlando 324, Lutz 295, Valrico 291 (construction-lien properties (Florida)), Apollo Beach 229, Odessa 180, Sun City Center 165, Lithia 165 (construction-lien properties (Florida)), Wimauma 161, Temple Terrace 160, Ruskin 155, Seffner 139 (construction-lien properties (Florida)).
Beside construction-lien properties (Florida), Florida counties carry 880,347 absentee-owner properties, 376,606 portfolio-owner properties, 24,635 tax-delinquent properties, 18,506 code-violation properties, 4,713 judgment-lien properties.
How construction-lien properties work as a signal
When a contractor or supplier goes unpaid, they can record a mechanic's or construction lien against the property — a common sign of a flip or build that ran out of money mid-project. These owners are frequently stuck with a half-finished asset and a lien clouding title, and many simply want out at a fair number.
Frequently asked questions
- How many construction-lien properties does DLRadar track?
- 23,296 right now, 23,202 of them in 6 Florida counties led by Miami-Dade (14,545), Hillsborough (6,988), Okaloosa (927), Orange (324), Brevard (267), Polk (151).