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You Can Move Your Savings with Portability AND a new Homestead Application
Homestead Exemption does not transfer from property to property. The sellers' exemptions will not carry over beyond the year of the sale: you MUST apply for your own exemptions. Florida's Portability law allows property owners to transfer their “Save Our Homes”...
What You Need When Filing for Homestead
To claim 100% coverage, all owners occupying the property as Tenants in Common (i.e., proportional share co-owners) must file on jointly held property. In the case of a married couple ("Tenants by the Entirety") or Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship ("JTRS"),...
Pre-filing for a 2020 Homestead Exemption
If you purchased a new home after January 1, 2019, you may pre-file now for tax year 2020 Homestead and other exemptions. The timely filing period for Homestead Exemption for 2020 is March 2, 2019 through March 1, 2020. The absolute deadline to LATE FILE for any 2020...