Judgment-Lien Properties
Properties whose owners carry recorded money judgments — legal distress that must usually be cleared before a clean sale, creating leverage.
52 Florida counties carry judgment-lien properties; judgment-lien properties (Florida) total 4,713, 0.0% of 13,692,151 scored Florida parcels; DLRadar-wide judgment-lien properties (Florida) count 4,801.
judgment-lien properties (Florida) by county: Hillsborough 1,051 (0.1% of Hillsborough parcels); Brevard 530 (0.2% of Brevard parcels); Indian River 399 (0.3% of Indian River parcels) for judgment-lien properties (Florida); Citrus 381 (0.1% of Citrus parcels); Flagler 255 (0.3% of Flagler parcels); Alachua 235 (0.2% of Alachua parcels) for judgment-lien properties (Florida); Duval 175 (0.0% of Duval parcels); Madison 127 (0.1% of Madison parcels); Okaloosa 126 (0.0% of Okaloosa parcels) for judgment-lien properties (Florida); Broward 120 (0.0% of Broward parcels); Pasco 117 (0.0% of Pasco parcels); Sarasota 117 (0.0% of Sarasota parcels) for judgment-lien properties (Florida); Manatee 115 (0.0% of Manatee parcels); Seminole 114 (0.1% of Seminole parcels); Hernando 101 (0.1% of Hernando parcels) for judgment-lien properties (Florida); Volusia 92 (0.0% of Volusia parcels); Orange 75 (0.0% of Orange parcels); Osceola 62 (0.0% of Osceola parcels) for judgment-lien properties (Florida); Miami-Dade 57 (0.0% of Miami-Dade parcels); Lake 57 (0.0% of Lake parcels); Suwannee 57 (0.1% of Suwannee parcels) for judgment-lien properties (Florida); Wakulla 44 (0.0% of Wakulla parcels); Pinellas 37 (0.0% of Pinellas parcels); Polk 36 (0.0% of Polk parcels) for judgment-lien properties (Florida); Walton 31 (0.0% of Walton parcels); St. Johns 25 (0.0% of St. Johns parcels); Escambia 22 (0.0% of Escambia parcels) for judgment-lien properties (Florida); Taylor 19 (0.0% of Taylor parcels); Palm Beach 18 (0.0% of Palm Beach parcels); Marion 16 (0.0% of Marion parcels) for judgment-lien properties (Florida); Charlotte 16 (0.0% of Charlotte parcels); St. Lucie 13 (0.0% of St. Lucie parcels); Union 10 (0.0% of Union parcels) for judgment-lien properties (Florida); Gadsden 8 (0.0% of Gadsden parcels); Lee 7 (0.0% of Lee parcels); Santa Rosa 6 (0.0% of Santa Rosa parcels) for judgment-lien properties (Florida); Hendry 6 (0.0% of Hendry parcels); Levy 5 (0.0% of Levy parcels); Franklin 5 (0.0% of Franklin parcels) for judgment-lien properties (Florida); Monroe 4 (0.0% of Monroe parcels); Calhoun 4 (0.0% of Calhoun parcels); Collier 3 (0.0% of Collier parcels) for judgment-lien properties (Florida); Sumter 3 (0.0% of Sumter parcels); Gulf 3 (0.0% of Gulf parcels); Highlands 2 (0.0% of Highlands parcels) for judgment-lien properties (Florida); Leon 1 (0.0% of Leon parcels); Bay 1 (0.0% of Bay parcels); Clay 1 (0.0% of Clay parcels) for judgment-lien properties (Florida); Jackson 1 (0.0% of Jackson parcels); Hamilton 1 (0.0% of Hamilton parcels); Hardee 1 (0.0% of Hardee parcels) for judgment-lien properties (Florida); Jefferson 1 (0.0% of Jefferson parcels).
judgment-lien properties (Florida) by city: Tampa 950, Vero Beach 315, Gainesville 188, Melbourne 177 (judgment-lien properties (Florida)), Jacksonville 162, Palm Bay 158, Palm Coast 130, Citrus Springs 122 (judgment-lien properties (Florida)), Crystal River 106, Deltona 62, Sebastian 60, Orlando 57 (judgment-lien properties (Florida)), Flagler Beach 57, Cocoa 50, Sarasota 49, Bradenton 46 (judgment-lien properties (Florida)).
Beside judgment-lien properties (Florida), Florida counties carry 880,347 absentee-owner properties, 376,606 portfolio-owner properties, 24,635 tax-delinquent properties, 23,262 construction-lien properties, 18,506 code-violation properties.
How judgment-lien properties work as a signal
A recorded money judgment attaches to everything the debtor owns, including their real estate, and usually has to be satisfied before clean title can transfer. That creates leverage: an owner facing a judgment lien often needs to sell to clear it, and the lien amount itself tells you how much financial pressure sits behind the deal.
Frequently asked questions
- How many judgment-lien properties does DLRadar track?
- 4,801 right now, 2,851 of them in 6 Florida counties led by Hillsborough (1,051), Brevard (530), Indian River (399), Citrus (381), Flagler (255), Alachua (235).
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