Special Collections

Billing & Collections Department

The Special Collections Division is the central collection agency for the city of St. Petersburg. This division is responsible for assisting in the coordination and collection of accounts receivables on a city-wide basis which include city invoices, returned checks, and most past due accounts. 

This division supervises the delinquent account collection activities of the Utility Accounts Division and the Field Operations Division section that terminates and reinstates water service, as well as other utility account activities. 

The Special Collections Division is also responsible for the processing of utility liens related to unpaid utility service balances. This process includes the filing, releases and searches to provide payoff amounts to individuals as well as title companies for utility liens.

For Utility Lien Research Request go to WWW.STPETE.ORG/LIENRR/

For assistance or information:

By Mail: Billing & Collections Department

Attn: Special Collections
P.O. Box 2842
St. Petersburg, FL 33731

In Person: Municipal Services Center
325 Central Avenue 
1st Floor
St. Petersburg, FL 33701 
Telephone: (727) 893-7824 
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Other city liens that may exist outside the Billing & Collections Department relate to Code Violations and Nuisance Abatement. Information regarding these lien types is available by calling:

Codes Compliance: (727) 893-7373

Nuisance Abatement (727) 892-5427