Homestead Exemption Forms With Persons With Disabilities In Hillsborough
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Required Documentation for Homestead Exemption Application Your recorded deed or tax bill. Florida Drivers License or Identification Card. Will need to provide ID# and issue date. Vehicle Registration. Will need to provide tag # and issue date. Permanent Resident Alien Card. Will need to provide ID# and issue date.
You are 65 years of age, or older, on January 1; You qualify for, and receive, the Florida Homestead Exemption; Your total 'Household Adjusted Gross Income' for everyone who lives on the property cannot exceed statutory limits.
If the house you own is no longer your primary residence then you are not entitled to the Homestead Exemption. That's pretty much the long and short of it. Renting in another state and living there full time is obviously not using the Florida Home as your primary residence.
$5000 DISABILITY EXEMPTION Florida residents with a total and permanent disability or armed service members with at least 10% disability caused by a service-connected disability are eligible. A letter from a Florida physician or a disability award letter from Social Security may be used to verify disability.
Your Homestead will become effective on January 1st of the year FOLLOWING the year in which you ESTABLISHED your Homestead, SO LONG as you FILE for Homestead no later than March 1st of the year following the year in which you established your Homestead.
Those who meet eligibility requirements must file an application (Form DR-501) with the Lee County Property Appraiser's office. Exemption applications must be submitted by March 1st of the year in which you qualify to be considered timely filed. File online at: .leepa.
Please Note: We are currently accepting E-file applications for the tax year 2025 only. To be eligible for homestead exemption, you must be a permanent resident of Florida, who owns real property as of January 1 of the year in which you are applying.
Required Documentation for Homestead Exemption Copy of Florida Driver's License showing residential address. Florida Vehicle Registration or Florida Voter's Registration card, if registered. Social Security Number for each applicant and spouse even if the spouse does not own and/or reside on the property.
