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Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayer: increase from 2022 to 2023, with Glenridge and Cloud are no changes to the
Farewell, 2023! The end Lake rounding out the top three municipalities. Overall, use and/or ownership
of the year is the perfect the market value of all Palm Beach County property is of the property, simply
opportunity to reflect on more than $486 billion. keep the card as your
the past and share our goals My staff are gathering information for 2024 as we receipt that you have
for the future. prepare to value property based on the status of the been automatically
Property values in Palm market as of Jan. 1. I want to thank my staff for their renewed for another
Beach County continued continued diligence and commitment to accuracy and year. However, if
their upward trend this excellence. I am proud of every single one of the 220 there is a change
year. Market real property qualified public servants in my office, as we retain more to ownership due
values grew 20.6 perecent credentialed appraisal experts than any other jurisdiction to a sale, marriage,
from 2022, and taxable in the United States. We determine the taxable value of divorce, death, or
property values rose 14 percent. Just like last year, more than 650,000 parcels and nearly 60,000 tangible change in property use, call our office at (561) 355-2866
Westlake showed the largest percentage of taxable value personal property accounts in the county. or email us at MyExemption@pbcgov.org.
A homestead exemption reduces the assessed value of
As we look forward to 2024, my office is also
preparing to improve the service we offer to you on our your property, thereby reducing the amount of property
It’s The Law! website. Our website address is changing to pbcpao.gov, tax you pay by an average of $500. Homestead exemption
and the next time you visit us, things might look a little
also qualifies you for the 3 percent Save our Homes
different. We hope you find our new site easier to use, (SOH) cap.
Did You Know That, In more powerful, and more informative. easy to e-file online. You may also file by mail (PDF) or
If you’ve not yet filed for a homestead exemption, it’s
Throughout these changes and the improvements

Florida… ahead, our mission is constant: to value property, in person at one of our five service centers. The deadline
administer exemptions, and maintain ownership records to file a homestead exemption application is March 1 of
By Adam S. Gumson, fairly, equitably, and in accordance with Florida law for the year after you buy your home and you may file any
Esq. all of Palm Beach County. time after you take ownership of the property and become
Subjec t matte r Thank you for allowing me to serve as your property a permanent resident of Florida. To qualify, you and/or
jurisdiction refers to appraiser. I wish you and your families a safe and happy your spouse must not be receiving a residency-based
the court’s power to holiday season. exemption on any other property in Florida or in another
handle the type of matter Respectfully, state.
(whe re as pe rsonal Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS,
jurisdiction refers to Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Holiday Office Closures
whether or not the court
has the power over the Homestead Exemption The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
particular party). For (including our five service centers) will be closed:
instance, you can’t sue Receipt Cards Mailed Late Monday, Dec. 25
someone in Alaska for something that happened in Tuesday, Dec. 26
Florida unless the person in Alaska has some minimum December Monday, Jan. 1, 2024
contact with Florida.
A personal representative must be a Florida On the last business day in the month of December,
resident, or, if out of state, the intended personal the property appraiser’s office mails a pink and white
representative must be a family member, spouse of homestead exemption receipt card to every property owner
a family member, legally adopted child, or parent of in Palm Beach County with a homestead exemption. If there
the decedent. The named person must have no felony
convictions, be 18 years or older and be mentally and
physically able to perform their duties. Always name
a successor personal representative and meet with an
attorney to discuss the pros and cons of naming co-
personal representatives.
In a probate administration, if a fiduciary bond
is not waived by the decedent’s will, or the court, the Why should a financial
personal representative will be required to obtain a
bond and file it with the court. review be at the top
A petition can be filed by any interested person
requesting that the bond be waived. of your list?
A deed cannot waive the homestead rights of a
spouse unless it contains specific language in which There may be opportunities for your investments
the spouse consents to waiving his/her rights. to be working harder for you. Let’s work together
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Yuval Bibi, M.D., is board certified by the American Board of
Dermatology Associates of the Palm Beaches is a group
Dermatology, and is now providing care at our Palm Beach practice of board-certified dermatologists and fellowship-
trained Mohs surgeons providing general dermatology,
Gardens and Delray Beach offices. Dr Bibi’s clinical practice surgical dermatology, and cosmetic dermatology services.
Our physicians are also recognized leaders in the diagnosis
interests include general dermatology, surgical dermatology, and treatment of skin cancer.
as well as a special focus on genital dermatology, mucosal

dermatosis, and scalp and nail disease. Dr Bibi sees both
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where he earned his medical degree, as well as a PhD at Ben Make an appointment to see Dr. Bibi

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