A Florida homeowner may be able to stop a tax-deed sale by redeeming the outstanding tax certificates, correcting an error, obtaining an eligible payment or deferral arrangement, refinancing, or completing a property sale before the right to redeem ends. The amount of time available depends on where the property stands in Florida’s delinquent-tax process. An unpaid annual tax bill, a sold tax certificate, a tax-deed application, and a scheduled tax-deed auction are not the same stage. The first step is to contact the county tax collector and…