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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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