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Monday, January 1, 2001
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Homestead Exemption - Florida
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Counties offering an additional homestead exemption for seniors:
Baker $25,000
Bay 5,000 (5-yr phase-in to $25,000)
Broward 25,000.
Calhoun 25,000
Collier 25,000
Duval 25,000
Escambia 25,000
Flagler 25,000
Gulf 25,000
Hendry 25,000 (for TY 2001)
Hillsborough 15,000 (3-yr phase-in to $25,000)
Holmes 5,000 (5-yr phase-in to $25,000)
Lake 25,000
Leon 25,000 for senior citizen homeowners making less than $20,680 a year, effective 2002. (Tall Demo 3/14/01, p. 1B)
Miami-Dade 25,000
Monroe 25,000
Okaloosa 25,000
Santa Rosa 25,000
St. Johns 25,000
Sumter 5,000
Volusia 25,000
Source: "Elder Update" Nov., 2000, published by
Florida Dept. of Elder Affairs
See Problem Box under Homestead Exemption
for additonal list of cities or municipalities that also
offer additional homestead exemption for seniors.
To obtain Homestead Exemption in Leon County, call
Leon County Property Appraiser, 488-6102.
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LCLCPL
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