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All legal
Florida residents are eligible for a Homestead Exemption on
their homes, condominiums, co-op apartments and certain mobile
home lots. The Florida Constitution provides this tax-saving
exemption on the first $25,000 of assessed value of an owner
occupied residence.
You are
entitled to a Homestead Exemption if, as of January 1, you
have made the property your permanent home or the permanent
home of a person who is legally or naturally dependent on
you.
January
1 is the date on which permanent residence is determined

1. Tax Year - The year for which you are
seeking Homestead Exemption.
Use the current year if you owned and occupied the residence
on or before January 1st or the current year. Use the succeeding
year if you owned and occupied the residence after January
1st of the current year.
2. Property Identification Number (RE Number, Real
Estate Number)-
Write in your 10-digit parcel identification number or 10-digit
tangible personal property account number.
3. Name - Write in the owner(s) name(s)
and property address.
4. Exemptions - Please check the appropriate
box to indicate the type of exemption for which you are making
an application.
5. Legal Description - Write in legal description
of the property (obtained from a copy of your deed, tax bill,
or copied from our website)
6. Social Security Number - Write in your
Social Security Number Co-Applicant/Spouse Social Security
Number and/orWrite in Social Security Number.
7. Marital Status - Marital Status (Married,
Single, Widow/Widower, Divorced, Separated) and your relationship
to the person in the first column (Self, Spouse, Co-Owner,
Sibling, Child, Parent)
8. Did you have Homestead last year? - Check
one
9. Ownership Information Area - Please complete
only the book and page number from the Clerk of the Court
Official Records recording stamp.
10. Proof of residence for all owners occupying the
property.* - Each owner making application for Homestead
Exemption must complete this section. Write in each owner's
name at the top of the column and complete the area below.
Date of Occupancy - date you moved in this
property.
Address of owners not residing on Property - write in the
address of each property owner that is NOT filing for the
exemption. Owners not residing on the property must only submit
their address.
* SEE PROOF OF RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS.
11. All owners making application must sign
the form. Verify all required documentation is attached for
each owner filing and mail or bring to our office.
12. Date - Enter date of application
13. Phone Number - Write in your daytime
telephone number, including area code.
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DR 501 SAMPLE APPLICATION

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