Pre-foreclosure and lis pendens leads in Florida
In Florida, pre-foreclosure starts when a lender files a foreclosure lawsuit and records a lis pendens in the county's Official Records. You can search lis pendens for free on your county clerk's Official Records site by document type and date. PropTalon doesn't carry lis pendens yet (coming soon); today it tracks code cases, liens, stalled permits and tax deed sales.
A lis pendens is the notice recorded when a foreclosure lawsuit is filed, usually months before any sale. PropTalon doesn't carry lis pendens filings yet; they're coming soon. Here's how to find them yourself in the meantime, and what PropTalon covers today.
- ✓Lis pendens and foreclosure filings: coming soon
- ✓Live today: code cases, code liens, stalled permits, condemned structures and tax deed sales, refreshed daily
- ✓Absentee and out-of-state owner flags from the tax roll
How to find lis pendens in Florida yourself
Florida foreclosures go through the courts. When a lender files, it records a lis pendens in the county's Official Records, which the clerk of court keeps. Most clerks have a free online Official Records search where you can filter by document type (often "LP" or "Lis Pendens") and a date range. The foreclosure case itself is on the clerk's court docket.
Match each filing to the property with the county property appraiser's site, and check the docket for a final judgment and sale date. Many filings settle or get dismissed, so a lis pendens alone isn't a sale.
Before you reach out
Florida regulates deals with homeowners in foreclosure (Florida Statutes 501.1377). Talk to a Florida real estate attorney before you put a home in foreclosure under contract.
In the meantime, PropTalon finds the other public signals that come before a sale: open code violations, code liens, stalled permits and tax deed sales.
Keep reading: Florida leads by county, the Florida tax deed sale calendar and the wholesale MAO calculator.