Foreclosure auction · Polk County

287 Sunfish Dr, Winter Haven, FL 33881

Q: What does the buyer of a foreclosure sale take on?

Junior liens named in the case are cleared. The sale cuts off liens recorded after the foreclosed mortgage when their holders were defendants. Older liens stay. A mortgage or judgment recorded before the foreclosed mortgage survives. So do liens whose holders were left out of the case. Taxes and assessments stay. Unpaid property taxes, tax certificates and assessments on the tax bill, including PACE, follow the property (F.S. 197.122, 163.08). Federal liens. If the United States is a defendant, it can redeem the property for 120 days after the sale (28 U.S.C. 2410).

Cancelled. The sale set for Wed, Oct 21, 2026 was cancelled: canceled per bankruptcy.

SaleForeclosure auction, Wed, Oct 21, 2026

Case number2026CC001541A000BA

Market value$335,250

HomeSingle Family, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,944 sq ft, built 2021

Parcel ID262735520574000470

CountyPolk County, Florida

This sale on polk.realforeclose.com ↗ Opens once you are signed in to polk.realforeclose.com as a bidder. Each county's auction site has its own account; a clerk account does not open it.

All lots of Oct 21 on polk.realforeclose.com · Property appraiser record

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How this sale works

The clerk holds the sale online at polk.realforeclose.com. Register in advance; bidding opens at the scheduled time.
Most Florida clerks take a 5% deposit from the winning bidder at the end of the sale and the balance by the next business day.
The certificate of title issues if no objection is filed within 10 days of the sale (F.S. 45.031).

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Questions about this auction

What happened at the 287 Sunfish Dr auction?

The sale set for Wed, Oct 21, 2026 was cancelled: canceled per bankruptcy.

Are there liens on 287 Sunfish Dr?

We have not searched this property yet. A title search lists every mortgage, lien, judgment and city case recorded against it.

What does the buyer of a foreclosure sale take on?

Junior liens named in the case are cleared. The sale cuts off liens recorded after the foreclosed mortgage when their holders were defendants.
Older liens stay. A mortgage or judgment recorded before the foreclosed mortgage survives. So do liens whose holders were left out of the case.
Taxes and assessments stay. Unpaid property taxes, tax certificates and assessments on the tax bill, including PACE, follow the property (F.S. 197.122, 163.08).
Federal liens. If the United States is a defendant, it can redeem the property for 120 days after the sale (28 U.S.C. 2410).

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Who runs the sale?

The Polk County Clerk of Court, online at polk.realforeclose.com.