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BuyerWhen buying real estate property, do not assume property taxes will remain the same. Any change in ownership may reset the assessed value of the property to full market value, which could result in higher property taxes. Please use our Tax Estimator to approximate your new property taxes.
The Property Appraiser does not send tax bills and does not set or collect taxes. Please visit the Tax Collector's website directly for additional information.
The Homestead Exemption saves property owners thousands of dollars each year. Do not jeopardize your Homestead by renting your property.
Before buying real estate property, be aware that non-ad valorem assessments may have a significant impact on your property tax bill.
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Tax EstimatorThe Tax Estimator provides an approximate amount of taxes that may be due on a property.
Tax ComparisonThe Tax Comparison allows you to view a property's tax information for the current and previous year and lists changes by taxing district.
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All exemption applications and classification applications such as Agriculture are due by March 1st.
To qualify for a Homestead Exemption, you must own the property and it must be your permanent residence "to the exclusion of all others" as of January 1st of the year you are seeking the homestead exemption.
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No, you do not. The Property Appraiser mails out in January an “Automatic Residential Renewal Receipt” to every homesteaded property owner. If you do not have any changes, you can keep the receipt as proof that you are eligible for the automatic renewal. However, the homeowner has a responsibility under the law to notify the Property Appraiser if the ownership status of the property has changed or if it is no longer the permanent residence of the owner.
The first $25,000 homestead applies to all taxing authorities. The second $25,000 does not apply to the School Board portion of taxes. Also, this second $25,000 applies only to properties with assessed values greater than $50,000.
Depending on the value and location of the property, and the millage rates set by the relevant taxing authorities, the homestead exemption can save you about $800.00 in taxes.
Rental of all, or substantially all, of a home constitutes abandonment of the homestead exemption if the property is rented for more than 30 days for two consecutive calendar years. Please note that only those portions of the property owned and used as the homestead are eligible for the homestead exemption and Save Our Homes assessment limitation (Ref. Sections 196.012 and 193.155, Florida Statutes).
Also, active military personnel can retain the homestead exemption even when the property is rented. In order to keep your exemption intact, please provide the Property Appraiser with a copy of your military orders. See Section 196.061, F.S.
Applications DR-501SC are due by March 1st.
This benefit allows a homeowner who adds living quarters to their home for a parent or grandparent, to exempt the cost of that new construction from the assessed value of a home. To qualify, the parent or grandparent must be 62 or older as of January 1 in the year the assessment is being done, and it must be their permanent home. Only construction completed after January 7, 2003 qualifies for the reduction. See more information on Granny Flat Assessment Reductions.
The widow or widower must be an un-remarried spouse as of January 1.
To claim the widow/widower exemption you must file a DR-501 application by March 1st.
There are three types of veteran disability exemptions available:
Persons with any type of permanent disability qualify for this exemption. To apply, the applicant must complete the DR-501 form and one of the following doctor certificates completed by a Florida physician:
A homeowner with a homestead exemption, who is certified as legally blind, can qualify for a $500 Blind Person's Exemption. To apply, the applicant must complete the DR-501. The legal blindness standard is:
"Central vision acuity 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting glasses, or a disqualifying field defect in which the peripheral field has contracted to such an extent that the widest diameter or visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than twenty degrees."
This condition needs to be certified by a physician licensed to practice in Florida.
A Florida resident who has been certified by two Florida licensed physicians, as being paraplegic, hemiplegic, legally blind or who uses a wheelchair for mobility, can qualify to have his/her homesteaded residence exempted from ad valorem taxes.
Applicants for the Civilian Total and Permanent Disability Exemption must meet income guidelines. The gross income of all the persons residing in the home in the year prior to application must not exceed statutory limits. These income limits are outlined in the law.
To apply, the applicant must complete the DR-501 and two Florida physicians who are not professionally affiliated, must complete one of the following certificates:
A Florida resident who has been certified by two Florida licensed physicians (they must not have a professional relationship) as quadriplegic, can qualify to have his/her homesteaded residence exempted from ad valorem taxes.
To apply, the applicant must complete DR-501 and two non-professionally related Florida doctors must complete either of the following certificates:
This is likely due to the Recapture Rule. The "recapture rule,” as prescribed by Florida Law, may cause some taxable values to rise even when the overall market value went down from the previous year. Since 1994, Amendment 10, generally known as the "Save Our Homes" amendment, has limited increases in the assessed value of properties with a Homestead Exemption, to 3% or the Consumer Price Index (CPI), whichever is lower. As market values increased, the assessed value was limited to a maximum increase of 3%.
However, that same law requires that as long as the assessed value of a home is lower than the market value, even if the market value has gone down, the Property Appraiser must increase the assessed value by 3% or the CPI.
Since 1995, when a property begins receiving a Homestead Exemption the assessed value on the tax roll cannot increase more than 3% or the CPI, whichever less. When market values increase at a greater rate, this limitation on the assessed value creates a difference in the assessed and market values of a property known as the Homestead Assessment Difference. This “Cap” on the assessed value saves property owners from large increases in property taxes on their Homesteaded property.
While this Cap benefit saved property owners thousands of dollars in taxes on their Homesteaded property they lost this benefit if they bought a new home. Through the introduction of Amendment 1 on January 29, 2008, Florida voters amended the State constitution to provide for transfer of a Homestead Assessment Difference from one property to another. This benefit first became available in 2008. It may be transferred to any property in Florida and is commonly referred to as “PORTABILITY.”
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