Tourist Development Tax benefits
Clerk collects $30.8m in Tourist Tax

From November 2017 to May 2018, the Clerk's office collected $30,846,246 in  Tourist Development Tax, an 8.7 percent increase over last year's peak tourist season. 

The 5-percent bed tax is used to pay for beaches, the ball stadiums, and attraction marketing. Twenty-four percent of the funds raised were by property managers and real estate agencies.

Phone scam threatens arrest for not attending jury duty

Clerk Linda Doggett is warning residents about a phone scam instructing victims to pay a fine for missing jury duty or go to jail. The caller identifies himself as a Sheriff's employee and claims a warrant has been issued for the victim. They provide instructions on where and how to purchase a reloadable prepaid card and relay the card number back to the fake deputy.  If you receive a call, gather the information and call the Clerk's office at 533-9153. You may also report the scam to the Sheriff's Office Fraud Line at 258-3292.

UPCOMING LEGAL CLINICS & COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS

Save the Dates for our 2018 free legal clinics presented by Florida Rural Legal Services. For more information, email Rita Miller at RMiller@LeeClerk.org
  • Small Claims Court Clinic - Aug. 7, 10 a.m., Clerk's Office
     
  • The Value of Searching Public Records and Online Services - Sept. 20, 1:30 p.m., Cape Coral Lee County Public Library 
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