Homestead in Palm Beach County Florida USA

The Property Appraiser's Office administers all property tax exemptions. Brief summaries of available exemptions are listed here. For more information or to apply, call (561) 355-2866 or visit any one of their five Service Centers Click Office Locations for addresses and directions.

You may access the Homestead Exemption Form and Instructions from their website and return the form to their office at 301 N. Olive Avenue 1st Floor West Palm Beach Florida 33401.

For the convenience of the taxpayers Property Appraiser Gary R. Nikolits, CFA, has elected to automatically renew existing Homestead exemptions each year on January 1.

• $25,000 Homestead Exemption

  Every person who has legal title on January 1 to a residential property and lives there permanently qualifies for this exemption. You must be a permanent resident of Florida on January 1 of the initial application year. You may either apply by mail or in person at any time through the year but the deadline is March 1 of the qualifying year.

  A copy of your deed and proof of residency is required. You may submit a copy of your Florida driver's license, voter's registration or permanent residency card. In lieu of a pending permanent resident alien card, we will accept Federal Form I485, “Approval Notice for application to adjust to permanent resident status.”

  Exemptions cannot be transferred. If you sell your home and buy another residence, you must file a new application.

  Mobile homes may qualify for the $25,000 Homestead Exemption under certain conditions. If you own the land under the mobile home you may declare it a permanent structure and make a one-time purchase of a Real Property tag for the unit. Thereafter, your mobile home will be included on the annual tax roll and no further license tag fee is required.

• $25,000 Senior Citizen Exemption

  Certain seniors in Palm Beach County may qualify for an additional $25,000 exemption on their property's assessed value. For example, a home valued at $100,000, would be taxed by the county on only $50,000, after the Homestead and Senior Citizen exemptions are applied.You will be asked to provide a copy of your Federal 1040 Tax Form or your Social Security 1099 Form. The county's senior exemption does not apply to other taxing authorities, such as the school district and municipalities. More information.

• $5,000 Disabled Veterans Exemption

  U.S. Military personnel with a service-connected disability of 10% or more are entitled to a $5,000 exemption. If filing for the first time, please provide a letter from the U.S. Veteran's Administration that verifies your disability.

  If you are the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran, you may be entitled to retain the $5,000 exemption. Please contact our office at (561) 355-2866 for more information.

• $500 Widow/Widower Exemption

  A widow or widower who is a legal and permanent resident of Florida qualifies for this exemption. If the surviving spouse remarries, they are no longer eligible. If the husband and wife were divorced before their spouse's death, the survivor is not eligible.

• Granny Flats General Instructions

  An assessment reduction may be granted to qualified homesteaded homeowners who build an addition to their house to accommodate parents or grandparents age 62 or older. The parent or grandparent must make the home their primary place of residence and have no other residency-based benefit in Florida or any other state.

  The residence must already have a qualified Homestead Exemption in Palm Beach County. Construction must have commensed after January 7, 2003, and been completed prior to January 1 of the initial application year. For example, if you build an addition to your home in 2006, the initial application year would be 2007.

  The amount of the exemption is based on the increase in assessed value that resulted from the addition to the property. However, the exemption amount will not exceed 20% of the total assessed value of the improved property.

  Should the parent or grandparent no longer live on the property or no longer remain a permanent resident, the previously excluded market value will be added back to the property's assessed value.

  Granny Flat application forms are required to be renewed annually. Click here to download the form and construction instructions.

• $500 Disability Exemption

  People who are permanently disabled are eligible for this exemption. If applying for the first time, please provide a Physician's Certificate from a licensed Florida physician.

• Total Exemption

  Civilian quadriplegics and honorably discharged veterans who are 100% disabled are exempt from ad valorem taxation. You will need to submit a Physician's Certification form

For complete accurate information please contact directly the Palm Beach County Appraiser's Office for Homestead Exemptions Information in the County of Palm Beach.

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