We proudly serve purchasers of Tax Deeds in Quiet Title Actions, committed to swiftly securing Clear & Marketable Title at rates more competitive than any known competitors or alternative quiet title services. With a flat attorney’s fee of $1490, clients can expect a streamlined process typically completed within +/- 90 days. We offer bulk discounts for clients acquiring 5 or more tax deeds within a calendar year. In addition to the flat-rate attorney’s fee of $1490, we collect a deposit of $500 to cover the costs of filing fees and service of process which we incur upon filing your lawsuit, meaning the total amount due to get started is $1990.
We also offer Title Certificates on Tax Deeds. This is an expedited alternative process in which we and our title underwriting partner review the property’s title history, and if appropriate, will issue a certification allowing you to immediately obtain title insurance and close a sale without satisfying the normal requirements of waiting four years or obtaining a judgment quieting title in order to sell or insure the property first. The fee for this service is $2590, and we are normally able to obtain certification in 30 days or less.
We are also proud to assist owners in resolving other types of clouds and defects affecting title to real property. This can involve many different things, but common examples are stray deeds, fraudulent deeds, conflicting deeds, errors in the legal description, properties with deceased owners in the chain of title for whom probate was never opened, encroachments, boundary disputes, easements, ownership disputes, or situations where the property has multiple owners who disagree over the use of the property. We can resolve these and other similar situations. For non tax-deed cases involving title to real property, we charge an engagement fee of $3500. Time to completion for this type of action varies case-by-case, and depends on the parties and issues involved.
This firm successfully concludes more than 300 quiet title actions statewide annually and has substantial experience in this practice area, and in real estate litigation generally.
You should be aware of exactly what is offered by the ‘Quiet Title Alternative’ services, the two main players in Florida being Clear to Sell and Tax Title Services. First, they charge a higher price. Second, they will charge you almost $1,000 upfront just to tell you whether or not they’ll work with you. Third, they are not much faster. They can provide you with a certificate in 30 days if you pay an additional ‘rush fee’, their standard service takes roughly the same time we do, yet either option still costs more. Further, they do not actually provide you with Clear Title. They only provide a certificate stating that they will do the same thing we do for you now if an issue comes up in the future, meaning clear your title. We actually litigate for you now – in the present – at the end of which you receive a Final Judgment extinguishing all claims and providing you with Clear Title. You should also be aware that these certificates are time limited, and that if you do not immediately sell the property, you will pay even more to obtain a renewal or a new certificate. That is because they expire. These certificates are issued through a particular title underwriter these companies have a deal with. You are limited to closing with only that one title underwriter. Put in plain terms, the drawbacks are numerous, and you’re paying more than the real thing costs for an alternative which lacks many of the benefits of a quiet title. When you receive a final judgment quieting title from us, you can take this to any title company of your choice and sell or refinance the property at any time without any time limitations or restrictions. These services’ websites and phone reps routinely state inflated estimates of the cost and time involved in a Quiet Title Suit, to claim their service is cheaper, stating they take years to complete and cost tens of thousands of dollars. This is impossible under any normal circumstance. We charge a flat attorney’s fee of $1490 and the process takes +/- 90 days. No drama, like a $900 nonrefundable ‘research fee’ just to tell you whether we’ll even work with you.
Call us at (904) 389-6202 or fill out our contact form to initiate your consultation and case assessment with our experienced eviction lawyer.
