The Property Management Division provides high quality cost-effective Government real estate services for County business. This team handles:

• Real estate acquisition and disposition, including acquiring land and interests to land
• Accommodating Capital and Non-Capital Improvement Program projects

Property is acquired in fee simple and easement interests through donation, purchase acquisition, and, if necessary, eminent domain.

This team also oversees:

• Plat vacations
• Street vacations
• Property exchanges
• Surplus lands
• Leasing of Sarasota County government property
• Property reviews

Click here to view the GIS map of County managed properties. 

The Alligator Creek Stream Restoration Project is anticpated to start in late 2025. In preparation for this project, you may be notified of an existing encroachment in county property along the stream.

For questions or concerns about your property and the Alligator Creek Stream Restoration Project, please see the FAQ or email ACEncroachments@scgov.net. 

More information on the project can be found here. 

The Florida Statutes sets forth a procedure by which a County can terminate or vacate its interest in land which was obtained via plat, dedication or easement. We process petitions from citizens to vacate the County’s interest in plats, rights-of-way, and easements in accordance with the Florida Statutes.

We hold pre-applications meetings with citizens to discuss their desire to vacate certain County interest(s), we review the request to vacate petition, and its attachments, to ensure it is complete.  Additionally, we oversee the request to vacate process from start to finish, including making presentations to the Board of County Commissioners and obtaining the resolution that effectively vacates the County's interest.

If a petitioner's request is approved, a resolution is adopted and appropriate documents are recorded in the public records of Sarasota County.

Additional Information

• Vacation and Annulment of Plats Subdividing Land (Florida Statute Chapter 177, Section 101) (external)
• See the Documents Library below for more information

If the petitioner’s request is approved, a resolution is adopted and appropriate documents are recorded in the public records of Sarasota County.

Additional information is available in the Documents Library below.

Real property that serves no future use for the county may be declared surplus and sold. Join our contact list to be notified about surplus properties.

To view the GIS map of County owned surplus lands, click here. 

Methods for Surplus Property Disposal

• Bid sale
• County sale (invitation to negotiate)
• Private sale
• Exchange
• Conveyance to a governmental entity or charitable institution

Submitting a Bid

1. Print and complete the required documentation associated with the parcel. A blank template is available in the Documents Library below (Surplus Lands folder).
2. Mail or hand deliver the completed documentation to Sarasota County Property Management by the deadline date posted for that parcel (no electronic delivery will be accepted).

Notes: Sarasota County staff may not discuss details concerning these properties during the offer period. All questions must be submitted using the Property Inquiry Form answers will be posted on the respective property page.

Additional Information

• Property Inquiry Form
• County Authorized to Sell Real and Personal Property and to Lease Real Property (Florida Statute Chapter 125, Section 35) (external)
• See the Documents Library for more information

Sarasota County occasionally leases real property. Here is a list of available properties:

• There are currently no properties available for lease at this time. Please continue to check the website for updated information.

Please contact the County Leasing Administrator for leasing inquiries.

Additional Information

• Property Inquiry Form
• See the Documents Library for more information