Fla. Stat. 213.73
Manner and conditions of sale of property subject of a levy by the Department of Revenue


(1)

Before the sale, the executive director or his or her designee shall determine a minimum price for which the property shall be sold, and if no person offers at the sale the amount of the minimum price for such property, the sale may be, in the discretion of the executive director or his or her designee, rescheduled; the property may be declared to be purchased at such price for the state; or the property may be declared to be sold to the highest bidder. In determining the minimum price, the executive director or his or her designee shall take into account the expense of making the levy and sale.

(2)

The department shall by rule prescribe the manner and other conditions of the sale of property seized. Such regulations shall provide:That the sale may not be conducted in any manner other than by public auction or by public sale under sealed bids.In the case of the seizure of several items of property, whether such items must be offered separately, in groups, or in the aggregate or whether such property must be offered in any combination thereof, and sold under whichever method produces the highest aggregate amount.Under what circumstances the executive director or his or her designee may adjourn the sale from time to time; however, any such adjournment may not exceed 1 month.

(a)

That the sale may not be conducted in any manner other than by public auction or by public sale under sealed bids.

(b)

In the case of the seizure of several items of property, whether such items must be offered separately, in groups, or in the aggregate or whether such property must be offered in any combination thereof, and sold under whichever method produces the highest aggregate amount.

(c)

Under what circumstances the executive director or his or her designee may adjourn the sale from time to time; however, any such adjournment may not exceed 1 month.

(3)

Any person whose property has been levied upon may pay the amount due, together with the expenses of the proceeding, if any, to the department at any time prior to the sale; and upon such payment, the department shall restore such property to that person, and all further proceedings in connection with the levy on such property shall cease from the date of such payment.

Source: Section 213.73 — Manner and conditions of sale of property subject of a levy by the Department of Revenue, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0213.­73 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

213.05
Department of Revenue
213.06
Rules of department
213.10
Deposit of tax moneys collected
213.12
Certain state-chartered financial institutions
213.13
Electronic remittance and distribution of funds collected by clerks of the court
213.015
Taxpayer rights
213.018
Taxpayer problem resolution program
213.21
Informal conferences
213.22
Technical assistance advisements
213.23
Consent agreements extending the period subject to assessment or available for refund
213.24
Accrual of penalties and interest on deficiencies
213.25
Refunds
213.025
Audits, inspections, and interviews
213.26
Contracts with county tax collectors
213.27
Contracts with debt collection agencies and certain vendors
213.28
Contracts with private auditors
213.29
Failure to collect and pay over tax or attempt to evade or defeat tax
213.30
Compensation for information relating to a violation of the tax laws
213.34
Authority to audit
213.35
Books and records
213.37
Authority to require sworn statements
213.50
Failure to comply
213.051
Service of subpoenas
213.053
Confidentiality and information sharing
213.055
Declared emergency
213.67
Garnishment
213.68
Garnishment
213.69
Authority to issue warrants
213.70
Taxpayers’ escrow requirement
213.071
Certification under seal of certain records by executive director
213.73
Manner and conditions of sale of property subject of a levy by the Department of Revenue
213.74
Certificate of sale
213.75
Application of payments
213.131
Clerks of the Court Trust Fund within the Department of Revenue
213.235
Determination of interest on deficiencies
213.255
Interest
213.256
Simplified Sales and Use Tax Administration Act
213.285
Certified audits
213.295
Automated sales suppression devices
213.345
Tolling of periods during an audit
213.0532
Information-sharing agreements with financial institutions
213.0535
Registration Information Sharing and Exchange Program
213.0537
Electronic notification with affirmative consent
213.692
Integrated enforcement authority
213.731
Collection action
213.732
Jeopardy findings and assessments
213.733
Satisfaction of warrant
213.755
Filing of returns and payment of taxes by electronic means
213.756
Funds collected are state tax funds
213.757
Willful failure to pay over funds or destruction of records by agent
213.758
Transfer of tax liabilities
213.2201
Publications by the department

Current through Fall 2025

§ 213.73. Manner & conditions of sale of property subject of a levy by the Dept. of Revenue's source at flsenate​.gov