$5,000 Widow/Widower Exemption

The widow/widowers exemption reduces the assessed value of your property by $5,000. This provides a tax savings of approximately $35 annually. Any widow/widower who owns property and is a permanent Florida resident may file for this exemption. If the individual remarries, they are no longer eligible. If they were divorced prior to the death, they are not considered a widow/widower. Applicant must submit evidence the death certificate has been recorded in the public record along with an application.
You may apply in person or by mail. Application must be submitted by March 1 of the year you wish the exemption to begin.
Click here for the application.
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First Responder Fallen Hero Exemption

The un-remarried, surviving spouse of a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a paramedic whose death resulted out of or in the actual performance of duty required by their employer may receive a 100% exemption on property taxes.
The first responder and their surviving spouse must have been permanent Florida residents on January 1 of the year the first responder died and the surviving spouse must qualify for and receive homestead exemption. A copy of the first responder’s death certificate and a letter from the employer that the death occurred while in the line-of-duty is required.
If approved, the exemption will continue to the surviving spouse as long as he or she continues to own and reside permanently on the property and does not remarry. If the surviving spouse establishes a new homestead, the amount of exemption granted on the previous home may be transferred to the new residence. The exemption will no longer apply if the surviving spouse remarries.
You may apply in person or by mail. Application must be submitted by March 1 of the year you wish the exemption to begin.
Click here for the application.
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Disabled First Responders

Constitutional Amendment 3 was approved by the voters in the November 8, 2016 general election. This amendment created changes to section 6, article VII, and article XII, of the Florida Constitution to allow the Legislature to provide ad valorem tax relief on homestead property for a first responder who is totally and permanently disabled because of an injury sustained in the line of duty. The deadline to file for 2017 is August 1, 2017.
The un-remarried, surviving spouse of a disabled first responder may receive a 100% exemption on property taxes.
The first responder and their surviving spouse must have been permanent Florida residents on January 1 of the year the first responder died and the surviving spouse must qualify for and receive homestead exemption (holds legal or beneficial title). A copy of the disabled first responder’s death certificate and a letter from the employer that the death occurred while in the line-of-duty is required.
If approved, the exemption will continue to the surviving spouse as long as he or she continues to own and reside permanently on the property and does not remarry. If the surviving spouse establishes a new homestead, the amount of exemption granted on the previous home may be transferred to the new residence. The exemption will no longer apply if the surviving spouse remarries.
Click here for the application
Click here for the Physician Certificate of Disability Form
Click here for the Employee Certificate
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$5,000 Service Connected Surviving Spouse Disability Exemption

Applicant must be a spouse of a deceased Service Connected Disabled Veteran who was married for 5 years or more. You must submit a letter from the Veterans Administration stating the percentage of service connected disability (10% or more) of the deceased spouse along with a copy of the marriage license and spouse’s death certificate.
Application must be submitted by March 1 of the year you wish the exemption to begin.
You may apply by mail, or in person. Click here for the application.
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Service-Connected Total and Permanent Disability Exemption

Any honorably discharged veteran with a service-connected total and permanent disability, surviving spouses of qualifying veterans and spouses of Florida resident veterans who died from service-connected causes while on active duty as a member of the United States Armed Forces are entitled to an exemption on real estate used and owned as a homestead less any portion used for commercial purposes.
To be eligible for this exemption, the applicant must own, occupy and have been a permanent resident of this state as of January 1st of the tax year for which the exemption is being claimed.
If filing for the first time, the applicant must provide a letter from the United States Government or United States Department of Veterans Affairs as proof of service-connected total and permanent disability or the death of the spouse while on active duty.
Please note – Under certain circumstances, the benefit of the exemption may carry over to the veteran’s spouse in the event of the veteran’s death. Please contact our office, for additional information, at 850-997-3356.
You may apply by mail, or in person. Click here for the application.