FLORIDA HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
IMPORTANT DATES -- Sponsored by FLORIDA HOMESTEAD SERVICES.COM
2008
January 1
This is the date mandated for property assessment each year.
Properties within the County are valued by the Property Appraiser's
Office, on the basis of their status as of this date each year.
January 1 is also the date for establishing the classification of
certain exemptions and agricultural classification applications.
Mandatory assessment for all properties. Date you must have legal or
equitable title and be living on the claimed property as a primary residence.
January and February:
Filing of applications for all exemptions for the current year. Applications filed after March 1 may be granted for the following year.
January to April 1:
Filing of Tangible Personal Property tax returns.
March 1:
Filing deadline for all exemptions and classifications.
Deadline for timely filing
• Agricultural Classification
• Homestead Exemption
• Senior Citizen Homestead Exemption Initial Application
• Non-Profit Exemption
for the current tax year.
2008
April 1:
This is the deadline for filing Tangible Personal Property returns
with the Property Appraiser's Office.
May 2:
This is the deadline for filing a renewal application for the Senior
Citizen Exemption
June 1: This is the date on which Notices of denied exemptions and
agricultural exemptions are mailed.
This is the deadline to submit the required
documentation for the additional Senior Citizen Exemption.
June 30 (Or: 30 days following the mailing of
denial notices):
This is the deadline for filing a late appeal petition to the Value
Adjustment Board on denied exemptions and agricultural
classifications.
July 1:
This is the date on which Notices of denied exemptions and
agricultural exemptions are mailed.
The Property Appraiser's office submits the assessment rolls to the Florida Department of Revenue for review and
approval.
July 31 (Or: 30 days following the mailing of the
denial notices):
(Or: 30 days following the mailing of the denial notices): This is the
deadline for filing an appeal petition to the Value Adjustment Board
on denied exemptions and agricultural classifications.
2008
August:
TRIM Notices are mailed to all County property owners. Property owners have 25 days from the mailing date of TRIM notices in which to meet with an appraiser to discuss value, or file a petition with the Value Adjustment Board ( VAB ) contesting the property’s value
August-September: This is the time period within which the Property Appraiser, on
behalf of all taxing authorities, mails "Notices of Proposed
Taxes" (also called a "TRIM Notice") to all property
owners. This notice also includes market and the assessed value of the
owner's property for the current and prior year with appeal
instructions on how to file an appeal petition before the Value
Adjustment Board. This is also a good time to file "Good Cause
Petitions" for exemptions and agricultural classifications.
Contact the Property Appraiser's staff at any one of the regional
office locations for details, as the deadline for contesting the
proposed assessed value is the same for appeals filed on real estate
and tangible personal property.
October:
Assessment rolls are certified for collection.
November 1:
This is the mailing date when the Revenue Collector mails the tax
bills to property owners of record.
Tax bills are mailed by County Tax Collector.
2008
December 31:
This is the deadline for filing a good cause request/petition for
Homestead or other exemption because you missed the March 1 timely
filing deadline for the current tax year.