All Florida counties provide Property Tax Savings Exemptions for Homestead, but they also offer these for recognized categories, like Window, Blind, Disabled, Service Connected Veterans, and more. There are requirements to provide verification documents that each county establishes.

Some cities offer these exemptions as well.

There are deadlines – to be filed with the Homestead Exemption — March 1st of the year eligible to apply – Example: the absolute deadline to LATE FILE for any 2017 exemption — if you miss the March 1 timely filing deadline — is September 18, 2017. State law (Sec. 196.011(8), Fla.

The details about the exemptions process can be found on each county’s Property Appraiser site.

Examples:

Lake County — https://www.lakecopropappr.com/exemptions.aspx

Seminole County — www.scpafl.org/ExemptionInformation

Volusia — https://vcpa.vcgov.org/exemptions.html

Orange — https://www.ocpafl.org/exemptions/hx_file.aspx

Check it out – maybe you are paying too much property tax.