Free, honest help for Wakulla County property owners facing tax or mortgage foreclosure — plus how to claim surplus funds you may be owed after a sale. House or land, keep it or sell it. No pressure, no fees.
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There's rarely just one answer. Here are the real options Wakulla County property owners have — including the ones that don't involve us at all.
House, land, or commercial — the process differs, and so does the surplus. We cover all three here, in Wakulla County and across Florida.
Mortgage foreclosure on a home in Crawfordville or nearby — your rights, the Circuit Court timeline, and how to keep it or sell before the sale.
Vacant lot or acreage behind on taxes? Tax-deed foreclosure on Wakulla land works differently — and surplus funds are common here.
Storefront, office, or multi-unit in trouble? Your options for commercial property in Wakulla County, including a fast, clearly-disclosed cash sale.
When a property in Wakulla County sells at a mortgage-foreclosure or tax-deed auction for more than the debt owed, the leftover — called surplus funds — is held by the Wakulla County Clerk of Courts and often belongs to you, the former owner.
But there's a catch: the clock is ticking — generally 60 days from the clerk's notice under Fla. Stat. §45.032 — and others comb these records to claim it first. Most owners never even know it exists.
Check if you're owed money in Wakulla County
Photo: Georgia Guercio / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)Part of the Tallahassee metropolitan area, this county hears its foreclosure cases in the Second Judicial Circuit Court, with the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller in Crawfordville managing the file and the sale. Sales are held in person at 11 a.m. on the first floor of the courthouse at 3056 Crawfordville Highway, and bidders must register in Room 136 by 10:30 a.m. on the day of the sale. Because the court sets the timeline, learning the schedule early gives you room to reinstate the loan, negotiate with your lender, or claim any surplus after the sale.
Crawfordville is one of only two unincorporated county seats among Florida's 67 counties.
Official Wakulla County resources: Clerk of Court
Yes. Florida is a judicial foreclosure state, so a Wakulla County mortgage foreclosure goes through the Circuit Court and the sale is conducted by the Wakulla County Clerk of Courts.
If a Wakulla County property sells for more than was owed, the surplus is held by the Clerk of Courts. Under Fla. Stat. §45.032 the former owner has priority to claim it — generally within 60 days of the clerk's notice. You file a claim with the Wakulla County Clerk with proof of prior ownership.
In most cases yes — you can sell any time before the foreclosure auction, and a sale that pays off the debt stops the foreclosure. We'll help you understand the Wakulla County timeline.
It costs nothing and commits you to nothing. A real person reviews your situation and lays out every option available to you in Wakulla County — made for your exact situation.
💡 Free official help: Reach a HUD-approved housing counselor near Crawfordville at no cost — 1-800-569-4287 or the CFPB counselor finder. Wakulla County foreclosure & tax-deed sales are administered by the Wakulla County Clerk of Courts. We always point you to these — even though they aren't us.