Dawson v. Saada

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• holding that posting of notice procedures outlined in section 197.522(2), Florida Statutes (1987), is directory rather than jurisdictional and that as long as mandatory statutory notification procedures of section 197.522(1) are complied with, tax deed is not invalidated
• noting that the legislature has authority to determine notice requirements for tax deed sale
• deed not invalid because sheriff failed to serve notice to owner where record owner received clerk's notice
• a landowner whose property is to be sold for delinquent taxes has a vested ownership interest in the subject property and is therefore entitled to notice of a pending tax deed sale
• statutes in derogation of common law are to be strictly construed

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