Barbara T. Scott, Clerk of Courts, Charlotte County, FL

         Barbara T. Scott
                  CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND COUNTY COMPTROLLER Charlotte County, FL

 

 

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Foreclosure Mediation –Notice to the Bar

When suit is filed, counsel for the plaintiff must file a completed Form A with the Clerk of Court. If the property is a homestead residence, all certifications in Form A must be filled out completely. For more information please refer to 20th Circuit Administrative Order AO_1.12
 


FORECLOSURE FINAL JUDGMENT PACKAGE

Starting Monday November 9th, the Clerk’s office will no longer accept and hold Foreclosure Final Judgment Packages prior to the scheduled hearing date.

All proposed Foreclosure Final Judgment Packages shall be brought in person to mortgage foreclosure hearings seeking a Final Judgment.

Please continue to mail pre-judgment documents (such as original note & mortgage, affidavits, etc.) that need to be filed with the Clerk’s office separately from the Foreclosure Final Judgment Package.

Included in the Foreclosure Final Judgment Package, should be copies to be sent concurrently to all parties/counsel of record with the appropriate number of envelopes with the correct pre-paid postage amount.
 


ELECTRONIC SALES FEE

Senate bill 2108 will require that starting July 1st, 2009, if a sale (real or personal property) is conducted by electronic means, a service charge of $28.00 shall be paid by the winning bidder.


VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY OR MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE CLAIM FORM

 Senate Bill 1718 will require that starting June 1, 2009 a party instituting a civil action in circuit court relating to real property or mortgage foreclosure shall pay a graduated filing fee based on the value of the claim.

 The VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY OR MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE CLAIM form has been designed to assist with the calculation requirements regarding mortgage foreclosure graduated filing fees, based on the estimated value of the claim and includes the required fees for mediation, education and additional defendants. Click here to print a copy of the form… 


NOTICE TO BAR AND PUBLIC


 

Tax Deed and Foreclosure Sales

On-line Tax deed and Foreclosure Sales are being held at the clerk off the Court's on-line auction web site www.charlotte.realforeclose.com.  Prior to bidding on Tax Deeds or foreclosures you must first register at the web site.


Notice of Foreclosure Sale Changes

 Recent changes to Florida Statues have enabled Clerks of Court to hold foreclosure sales online.

 Clerk of the Circuit Court Barbara T. Scott has selected Realauction.Com LLC to process foreclosure sales online. Please be advised that any Foreclosure Judgement submitted to the court setting a sale after January 1, 2009 shall contain the following language:

 The Clerk shall sell the property at public sale to the highest bidder for cash,
except as set forth hereinafter, on ________________, 2009 at 11:00 am at
www.charlotte.realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45 Florida Statues.

 Please contact this office at 941-637-2279 or www.co.charlotte.fl.us should you have any questions or need additional information.
 




Pending motions to seal or set aside and/or vacate order to seal.  Click here to view list.
 


Pursuant to Florida Supreme Court Amended Administrative Order AOSC06-21 dated June 30, 2006, the Clerk of Court is not permitted to electronically release any court record containing the full birth date or address contained in that record.
 

Under Florida Law, e-mail addresses are public records.  If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public-records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity.  Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.


On or after October 1, 2002, any person preparing or filing a document for recording in the Official Record may not include a social security number in such document unless required by law.

Any person has the right to request the Clerk/County Recorder to redact/remove his or her social security number from an image or copy of an Official Record that has been placed on such Clerk's/County Recorder's publicly available internet website.

The request must be legibly written, signed, and delivered in person or by mail, to the Clerk/County Recorder.  The request must specify the identification page number that contains the social security number.   No fee is charged for this service.
 

This information is provided by the Clerk of the Circuit Court as a public service.  You may reach our office at (941) 637-2199.

   

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Charlotte County
Justice Center

350 E. Marion Avenue
P.O. Box 511687 
Punta Gorda, FL 33951-1687
 (941) 637-2199
Murdock Annex
18500 Murdock Circle
Port Charlotte, FL 33948
(941) 743-1400
(941) 743-1573 (TDD)

Office Hours - 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM  Marriage License and Passports 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

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Clerk of the Circuit Court
Charlotte County, Florida