Sell Your Lot in Port Charlotte Lots

Selling Land in Port Charlotte Lots: What to Know

The Port Charlotte subdivision is the huge grid of homesites that General Development Corporation platted across Charlotte County from the 1950s to the 1970s. Most sections lie in central Charlotte County, and later sections run west across the Myakka River toward Englewood. Many lot owners bought years ago and have never seen their land.

EasyLotBuyer buys Port Charlotte lots for cash, in Port Charlotte, Englewood, Gulf Cove, South Gulf Cove and the other sections. We make an offer within 24 hours, charge no fees or commissions, pay the closing costs, and can close in as few as 7 days. We buy lots with back taxes, liens, title issues or no road access.

How the Port Charlotte subdivision was made

According to the county's comprehensive plan, General Development Corporation bought the Frizzell ranch in 1955. The Port Charlotte development covered 185 square miles in Charlotte and Sarasota Counties. The Sarasota part became the City of North Port. In Charlotte County, the company platted 114,446 lots in 101 numbered sections through 1971. Later sections spread west across the Myakka River and along SR 776 toward Englewood.

Each lot has a legal description by section, block and lot number. You will find it on your deed and on the Property Appraiser's record. In 2009 the county counted 108,539 vacant platted lots in its urban service area, so many neighbors still own empty lots too.

Which assessment units cover Port Charlotte lots

Port Charlotte sections fall into different street and drainage units, each with its own rate. Every lot in a unit pays the same rate per equivalent residential unit (ERU), whether or not it has a house. Look up your parcel in the county's MSBU Records Search. Rates listed there under Resolution 2025-286 include:

• Greater Port Charlotte Street and Drainage: $163.73 per ERU for vacant lots, which includes right-of-way mowing
• Northwest Port Charlotte Street and Drainage: $80 per ERU (paving loan paid off)
• Englewood East Street and Drainage: $292 per ERU (borrowing to pave in three phases)
• Gulf Cove Street and Drainage: $125 per ERU
• Mid-Charlotte Stormwater: $76 per acre
• Waterway units such as Manchester ($100) and Northwest Port Charlotte ($150) for some canal lots
• Fire Rescue, vacant lot with road access: $125.61

Water, sewer and septic

Some Port Charlotte streets have county water and sewer, some have water only, and some have neither. Ask Charlotte County Utilities for an availability check or call 941-764-4300, option 3. Lots near Englewood may be in the Englewood Water District instead. New connections carry tap, distribution and meter fees that run into the thousands of dollars.

Where there is no sewer, a home needs a septic permit from the Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County, with plans designed by an engineer. If the county later runs a sewer line next to a home, the owner must pay the connection fees and connect within 180 days. Where there is no county water, a private well needs a permit from the Southwest Florida Water Management District.

Canal lots, flood zones and building rules

Many sections have canals. Some canal lots already have a seawall and some do not. You may build a seawall, dock or fence before a house with a county permit. Look up your flood zone and base flood elevation on the county's Forerunner flood map. Homes in high-risk zones must be built at or above the base flood elevation and need elevation certificates.

Before the county issues a home permit, staff check for gopher tortoise burrows, protected trees and scrub-jay habitat. Lots inside the scrub-jay boundary pay habitat fees and cannot be cleared from March 1 through June 30. Some older lots may not meet current zoning, so ask the Zoning Division to confirm a lot is buildable. Impact fees for roads, parks and other services are charged with the building permit and depend on location.

What Port Charlotte lots sell for

We know of no public source for prices by section, so these are ZIP code figures from recent market data. Across the county, lots under one acre had a median sale of $20,900 across 2,524 sales, and most sold below their asking price.

• 33981 (Gulf Cove, South Gulf Cove and western sections): median sale $23,000 (751 sales)
• 33953: median sale $15,000 (529 sales)
• 33954: median sale $18,000 (354 sales)
• 33948: median sale $18,000 (246 sales)
• 33952: median sale $22,500 (119 sales)

Back taxes and selling to us

Port Charlotte lot taxes and assessments go delinquent on April 1. The Tax Collector then sells a tax certificate, and two years after the taxes went delinquent the holder can apply for a tax deed. You can redeem until the deed is issued.

If you would rather sell, send us the parcel number. We make a cash offer within 24 hours, pay the closing costs, and can close in as few as 7 days. Back taxes can be paid off from the sale at closing.