Florida Surplus Recovery, Explained

Yes. PayFlorida is a Florida-based surplus data provider operating from Fort Myers. We build structured intelligence from official county clerk public records—not recycled list broker files. Recovery Pro includes clerk PDF links. Review our About page, view the redacted preview, or request the $99 Proof Pack before you subscribe.

Yes. Cancel in the Stripe customer portal from the link on your receipt, or email sales@payflorida.com before the next billing date. No phone call is required. See pricing for package details.

Evaluate before you commit: start with the redacted preview or the $99 Proof Pack. During your first Recovery Pro month, if the feed isn’t usable for your workflow, email us within 7 days with the opportunities or fields you’re missing. If we can help, we’ll adapt the feed for your team. Details are on our pricing page.

No. Stripe handles payment card storage and PCI compliance. PayFlorida never sees or stores your full card number. Checkout, receipts, and subscription management all run through Stripe’s secure portal.

DIY means logging into dozens of county clerk portals, downloading PDFs one case at a time, running separate skip-trace tools, and normalizing inconsistent formats by hand. PayFlorida automates nightly capture across 63 of Florida’s 67 counties, delivers normalized CSV/JSON at 7:00 AM, enriches records with best-available contact information and Sunbiz LLC unwrapping, and links official evidence PDFs on Recovery Pro. You get case-research-ready leads instead of courthouse busywork.

All public KPIs and metrics on PayFlorida use a rolling 365-day window—not an all-time database total. That keeps the numbers current and comparable as inventory ages out.

What counts: sale date, then notice date, then discovery date (first available wins). Records with no date on file are excluded from the math. The same window applies to vault counts, CRM KPIs, county overlook, phone %, vault %, notice %, validated %, enriched %, alive count, and total surplus.

A preliminary lien indicator means no liens identified in the records reviewed at capture time. It is a research flag, not a title opinion and not a statement that the property or surplus is unencumbered.

Federal tax liens (IRS), municipal code liens, unrecorded interests, competing surplus claims, and other superior encumbrances may still exist and can take precedence over surplus funds under Florida law.

Always perform independent title research and professional due diligence before advancing funds or executing contracts. PayFlorida provides data intelligence, not legal advice.

When a tax deed sale produces more money than the taxes, sale costs, and other recognized claims, the remaining funds may be held for eligible parties. The clerk’s records identify the sale, case, amount, and claim process; eligibility and priority still require independent review.

We capture public county clerk and related Florida records, normalize the case and property fields, and enrich the record with available claimant contact data. Source documents and evidence links are available according to the selected package.

New captures are processed overnight Monday through Friday. On mornings when a file is published, it is released at 7:00 AM Eastern for active Recovery Pro subscribers. A county that did not publish, or a run that did not complete, can mean no new records that morning.

No. Public records can be incomplete, competing claims may exist, and liens or statutory priority can affect recovery. PayFlorida provides research data, not legal advice or a guarantee of claimability.

The public example is one historical Pinellas notice addressed to Frank D. Zaic, with the clerk PDF linked. You may request a five-record format sample, which shows columns and is not a current case. The $99 Proof Pack contains five current cases matched to agreed criteria. The mailed Founding Pilot is a separate invitation and is not Recovery Pro.

Asset recovery professionals, probate attorneys, researchers, and real estate investors use the feed for research and outreach workflows. Each buyer is responsible for lawful use, consent, DNC/TCPA obligations, and professional due diligence.