A lien for all taxes, penalties, and interest shall attach to any property upon which a lien is imposed by law on the date of assessment and shall continue in full force and effect until discharged by payment as provided in chapter 197 or until barred under chapter 95.
Fla. Stat. § 192.053
Lien for unpaid taxes
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re the Point Restaurant & Oyster Bar (1988)
Most recently applied in In re Colon (May 2012)
History.--s. 3, ch. 4322, 1895; GS 430; s. 3, ch. 5596, 1907; RGS 696; CGL 896; s. 1, ch. 18297, 1937; ss. 1, 2, ch. 69-55; s. 5, ch. 70-243; s. 30, ch. 74-382
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