Page 4 - The Shores of Jupiter - December '23

Page 4, The Shores
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

dear taxpayer: As we look forward to 2024, my office is also preparing to changes to the use and/or ownership of the property, simply keep
Farewell, 2023! The end improve the service we offer to you on our website. Our website the card as your receipt that you have been automatically renewed
of the year is the perfect address is changing to pbcpao.gov, and the next time you visit for another year. However, if there is a change to ownership due
opportunity to reflect on the us, things might look a little different. We hope you find our new to a sale, marriage, divorce, death, or change in property use,
past and share our goals for site easier to use, more powerful, and more informative. call our office at (561) 355-2866 or email us at MyExemption@
the future. Throughout these changes and the improvements ahead, our pbcgov.org.
Property values in Palm mission is constant: to value property, administer exemptions, A homestead exemption reduces the assessed value of your
Beach County continued and maintain ownership records fairly, equitably, and in property, thereby reducing the amount of property tax you pay
their upward trend this year. accordance with Florida law for all of Palm Beach County. by an average of $500. Homestead exemption also qualifies you
Market real property values Thank you for allowing me to serve as your property for the 3 percent Save our Homes (SOH) cap.
grew 20.6 perecent from appraiser. I wish you and your families a safe and happy If you’ve not yet filed for a homestead exemption, it’s easy
2022, and taxable property holiday season. to e-file online. You may also file by mail (PDF) or in person at
values rose 14 percent. Just like last year, Westlake showed Respectfully, one of our five service centers. The deadline to file a homestead
the largest percentage of taxable value increase from 2022 to Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, exemption application is March 1 of the year after you buy your
2023, with Glenridge and Cloud Lake rounding out the top Palm Beach County Property Appraiser home and you may file any time after you take ownership of the
three municipalities. Overall, the market value of all Palm property and become a permanent resident of Florida. To qualify,
Beach County property is more than $486 billion. homestead exemption Receipt you and/or your spouse must not be receiving a residency-based
My staff are gathering information for 2024 as we prepare exemption on any other property in Florida or in another state.
to value property based on the status of the market as of cards mailed late december
Jan. 1. I want to thank my staff for their continued diligence Holiday Office Closures
and commitment to accuracy and excellence. I am proud of On the last business day in the month
every single one of the 220 qualified public servants in my of December, the property appraiser’s The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
office, as we retain more credentialed appraisal experts than office mails a pink and white homestead (including our five service centers) will be closed:
any other jurisdiction in the United States. We determine the exemption receipt card to every property monday, dec. 25
taxable value of more than 650,000 parcels and nearly 60,000 owner in Palm Beach County with a tuesday, dec. 26
tangible personal property accounts in the county. homestead exemption. If there are no monday, Jan. 1, 2024
it’s the law!

did you Know that, in sue someone in Alaska for something that happened in A deed cannot waive the homestead rights of a spouse
unless it contains specific language in which the spouse
Florida unless the person in Alaska has some minimum
Florida… contact with Florida. consents to waiving his/her rights.
A personal representative must be a Florida resident, Jupiter Law Center is a private neighborhood law firm
By Adam S. Gumson, Esq. or, if out of state, the intended personal representative located in the RiverPlace Professional Center, 1003 W.
Subject matter jurisdiction refers to the court’s must be a family member, spouse of a family member, Indiantown Road, Suite 210,
power to handle the type of matter (whereas personal legally adopted child, or parent of the decedent. The Jupiter, Fla., (561) 744-4600,
jurisdiction refers to whether or not the court has the named person must have no felony convictions, be 18 jupiterlawcenter.com. The
power over the particular party). For instance, you can’t years or older and be mentally and physically able to firm provides peace of mind
perform their duties. Always name a successor personal by solving problems with
representative and meet with an attorney to discuss the integrity and compassion
pros and cons of naming co-personal representatives. in the areas of estate and
In a probate administration, if a fiduciary bond is not business planning; probate,
waived by the decedent’s will, or the court, the personal guardianship and trust
representative will be required to obtain a bond and file administration; probate and
it with the court. guardianship for personal
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requesting that the bond be waived. real estate.

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