Tampa Bay's unpaid property taxes soar

More Tampa Bay property owners than ever before failed to pay their real estate taxes this year. The surge is unprecedented, officials say, and the reasons are clear: a slumping real estate market, stagnant wages, growing unemployment and the rising cost of energy, goods and services. In Florida, tax bills are mailed out in November. They become delinquent if not paid by April 1. Around the end of April, tax collectors advertise the unpaid accounts for auction, which take place by June 1.

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