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      Ruth Pietruszewski, Martin                         as a reminder to contact this office immediately for payment, if   property taxes is defined in great detail in the Florida Statutes,
      County Tax Collector, Reminds                      your taxes have not been paid for the 2022 tax roll. Current law   Attorney General’s Opinions, and Department of Revenue’s rules
                                                         provides that taxes on these listed properties will be recovered
                                                                                                           and regulations, per F.S. 197.122, F.S. 197.332, F.S. 197.343,
      Taxpayers That Taxes Become                        through the sale of tax certificates.             F.S. 197.402, F.S. 197.403, F.S. 197.432.
                                                           Beginning on or before June 1, the tax collector is
                                                                                                             A tax certificate is valid for seven years from the date of
      Delinquent The Same Time                           required by law to hold a tax certificate sale. The certificates   issuance. The holder may apply for a tax deed when two or
                                                                                                           more years have elapsed since the date of delinquency. If
                                                         represent liens on all unpaid real estate properties. The sale
      Every Year – April 1                               allows citizens to buy certificates by paying the owed tax   the property owner fails to pay the tax debt, the property tax
                                                         debt. The sale is held online.                    deed is sold at public auction. In order to remove the lien,
        Real property taxes become                         A tax certificate, when purchased, becomes an enforceable   the property owner must pay the tax collector all delinquent
      delinquent April 1 of each                         first lien against the real estate. The certificate holder is actually   taxes plus accrued interest, penalties and advertising fees.
      year. Please help keep your                        paying the taxes for a property owner in exchange for a   The tax collector then notifies the certificate holder of any
      cost and the cost of your                          competitive bid rate of return on his investment. They make it   certificates redeemed and a refund check is then issued to the
      government down by paying                          possible for the owner(s) of real property to allow ad valorem   certificate holder. Although it is a secure investment in most
      your property taxes on time.                       property taxes to become delinquent and continue to use their   cases, there is an element of risk in purchasing tax certificates.
      At that time, 3 percent interest                   property for two years (or more) before actually paying the bill   F.S. 197.472(2) states that tax lien certificates are guaranteed
      and advertising fees are added                     (plus interest and costs). During this period, investors pay the   an interest rate return of a flat (non-accruing) 5 percent or
      to the gross tax. A list of all real               delinquent tax bills at negotiated rates of interest lending the   your bid, on an APR basis, whichever is greater.
      estate property with delinquent                    delinquent property owners money in order to continue using
      taxes is advertised once a week                    their property before paying the bill or surrendering the title to
      for three consecutive weeks in                     the property. The payment of property taxes provides the county,   Martin County Property
      a local newspaper during the month of May. The advertisement   school board, and municipalities the revenue to provide necessary
      specifies the place, date and time of the Tax Certificate Sale. This   services for Martin County taxpayers. Tax certificates assist in   Appraiser’s Office
      advertised information is required by Florida Law and is not   funding the government’s expenses in the interim time taxes
      intended to be embarrassing or intimidating. The notice serves   are delinquent. The system for collecting delinquent ad valorem   Attention New Home Buyers!
                                                                                                              When buying real estate
                                 Kids coRneR                                                                property, you should not
                                                                                                            assume that  property  taxes
                                                                                                            will remain the same.
                                                                                                            Whenever there is a change in
      Nurturing Creativity In                            dancer, or figure skater. Does your child have an innate musical   ownership, the assessed value
                                                         ability? Recognize and reinforce your child’s strength area.
                                                                                                            of the property may reset to
      Dyslexics                                            If you need ideas consider reading, The Dyslexia Empowerment   the full market value, which
                                                         Plan: A Blueprint for Renewing Your Child’s Confidence and   may result in higher property
      By Jim Forgan, Ph.D.,                              Love of Learning. Author Ben Foss describes his own struggles   taxes. Our New Home Buyer
      School Psychologist                                with dyslexia and provides you with a new perspective that   Timeline handout illustrates
        All children need to believe                     remediation of what is broken in your child is not the ultimate   this scenario.
      they excel at some area in                         goal. He explains, “There are specific attitudes and habits that
      their life because this helps                      will have a huge impact on whether your child will be able to
      develop our self-esteem and                        apply her strengths at school and beyond.”
      healthy self-esteem advances                         Since children develop at different rates you can provide
      success in life. Self-esteem                       your child with opportunities to sample various activities,     Scan QR code to view this
      is developed by combining                          athletics, arts, and hobbies to gauge their interest and talents.   timeline.
      our internal beliefs with our                      Some activities will be tried and shelved while others might
      external feedback. Thus, our                       continue to develop and be refined throughout adolescence.
      self-esteem is a combination                       It’s often our natural strengths that carry us through in life
      of how we view ourselves and how we believe others view us.  and shape our career choices. Your child is smart in many
        We want your child with dyslexia to develop healthy self-  ways so help other family members and teachers understand
      esteem and feel good about him or herself. So, in what area does   your child’s natural assets. Someone has to recognize your
      your child excel? Although it might be academic related, it might   child’s gifts and we hope it’s you.
      not. Perhaps your child believes she is talented at mathematics.     Call to discuss your child as we test children ages 5.5 through
      Other kids might believe they are science experts with a deep   college for dyslexia, learning disabilities, ADHD, depression,
      knowledge of space or fossils. Your child’s natural talent might   anxiety, and other processing disorders. Visit JimForgan.com
      be athletics and being a fast runner, best basketball free thrower,   or call (561) 625-4125.





























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