About the data
Hillsborough Foreclosure Tracker consolidates the public record of every foreclosure in Hillsborough County, Florida into one page per case and one page per property, with the underlying documents attached.
Official sources
Everything on this site traces back to one of these agency systems.
| Agency | System | What we take from it |
|---|---|---|
| Clerk of Court & Comptroller | Circuit civil case dockets (HOVER) | Parties, filing dates, every docket entry, and the filed documents. Foreclosures are circuit civil (CA) cases. |
| Clerk of Court & Comptroller | Official Records index | Recorded instruments: lis pendens, mortgages, assignments, deeds, judgments, certificates of title, liens and releases. |
| Clerk of Court & Comptroller (RealAuction) | Online foreclosure sales | The daily sale calendar: case number, parcel, address, final judgment amount, opening bid, assessed value, status and results. |
| Clerk of Court & Comptroller | Tax deed sales | Thursday tax deed auctions, which are not court cases but do transfer property. |
| Property Appraiser | Parcel records | Folio, owner of record, situs and mailing address, legal description, land use, building details, values and sales history. |
| Tax Collector | Property tax accounts | Amounts due, delinquency and tax certificates that survive a foreclosure sale. |
How records are gathered and merged
- Discovery. Each day the agents look for new circuit civil foreclosure filings, new lis pendens recordings, and every sale on the auction calendar for the next three weeks.
- Consolidation. Records are keyed by case number, folio and instrument number. When an auction listing, a docket and a recorded instrument describe the same case, they are merged into one record; nothing a later source sends can erase what an earlier one found.
- Status. Raw agency wording is mapped to a fixed set of statuses (open, judgment entered, sale scheduled, sold, canceled, dismissed, reinstated, closed). Milestone docket entries such as a final judgment or a certificate of title set the corresponding dates automatically.
- Documents. Filed and recorded documents are stored as retrieved, their text is extracted for search, and each is linked to its case, parcel and docket entry.
- Change tracking. Every change to a status, sale date, judgment amount or auction result is kept in a history you can see on the case page.
Data API
A free read-only JSON API mirrors the site. It is rate-limited to 60 requests per minute per address and cached for two minutes.
GET https://hillsborough-foreclosure.onrender.com/api/v1/cases?status=sale_scheduled&zip=33611&page=1 GET https://hillsborough-foreclosure.onrender.com/api/v1/cases/29-2026-CA-001234
Filters: q, status, type, zip, filed_from, filed_to, sale_from, sale_to, sort (sale, updated, judgment), page, per_page (max 100).
Questions
How often is the data updated?
Automated agents run on a schedule: the auction calendar and new filings are checked daily, cases with an upcoming sale are re-checked the day after the sale, and other open cases weekly. Each case page shows when it was last checked.
Why is a case missing information?
Records arrive from several agencies at different times. A case first seen on the auction calendar may show only the sale details until the docket and recorded instruments are collected. The work queue requests the missing pieces automatically.
Is this an official government site?
No. It is an independent archive of public records with links back to each official source. For certified copies or legal reliance, use the agency sites directly.
Can I remove my information?
The site republishes court and property records that are public under Florida law. It does not add private information. If a record here is inaccurate compared with the official source, contact the site operator with the case number so it can be re-synced.
This site republishes public records gathered from Hillsborough County agencies. It is not affiliated with the Clerk of Court, Property Appraiser or Tax Collector, and nothing here is legal, financial or title advice. Verify every fact against the official source before acting on it.
Hillsborough Foreclosure Tracker is operated by SOV AI Technology LLC. Questions or corrections: admin@sovaitech.com.