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      Palm Beach County Property Appraiser




      Dear Taxpayer:                                      If you are interested in any special reports or maps, please     If you have any questions about this process, please
        Hello May!                                      contact Public Services Support at (561) 355-2881 or pa-  contact Residential Appraisal Services at (561) 355-2883
        My st a f f i s busy                            pubsvc@pbcpao.gov. Fees for reports and programming can   or myhouse@pbcpao.gov.
      completing preparations for                       be found at pbcpao.gov.
      the 2024 estimated taxable                                                                           Office Closed In Honor Of
      property values, which will                       Rising Tax Bills In A
      be released to all Palm Beach                                                                        Memorial Day
      County taxing authorities                         Flattening Market
      later this month.                                                                                      The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
        We provide an estimate                            Florida’s property tax caps (up to 3 percent for   (including all of our service centers) will be closed
      to cities and other authorities                   homesteaded properties and 10 percent for nonhomestead   Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. Let us gratefully
      who levy taxes because they                       properties) can cause assessed values to increase even   remember the sacrifice of those who died in military service
      need them to begin developing their budgets. They review   if market values do not. Florida law requires that the   for our freedom and prosperity.
      the property values in their jurisdictions and decide on a   assessed value continue to increase
      proposed tax rate. The property values multiplied by the tax   by the maximum cap amount each
      rate, or millage, determines your taxes.          year until the gap between the
        The cities and other taxing authorities then share those   assessed value and market value is
      proposed tax rates with my office, so that we can notify all   “recaptured” or the assessed value
      property owners of both their home value and proposed tax   equals the market value.
      rate. These are revealed in the Notice of Proposed Property     As property values flatten, you
      Taxes mailed to all property owners in mid-August.   may see this happen to your home
        While state law requires my office to value property based   or business. Even if the market value
      on the status of the market, your tax rate is set by taxing   of a property does not increase,
      authorities who answer to you, the voter. If home values   its  assessed  value  may  increase,
      increase, tax bills do not necessarily have to increase as tax   causing your taxes to rise. This is the
      rates could be reduced. Every resident has the right to speak   action of Florida law in a softening
      to the elected officials who levy taxes at the public meetings   market that follows years of rising
      listed in your notice.                            market values when the property tax
        If you feel that the market value of your property is   caps protected property owners from
      inaccurate, you also have the right to file a petition for   significant tax increases.
      adjustment with the Value Adjustment Board through the Clerk
      of the Circuit Court & Comptroller. For more information, visit                             “Service is our number one priority”
      pbcpao.gov or contact Residential Appraisal Services at (561)
      355-2883 or myhouse@pbcpao.gov.                                                                           561-743-0070
        In this month’s newsletter, we’re highlighting our Public
      Services Support team, who handles most public records                                                 www.palmspoolservices.com
      requests for my office. From address labels to complex
      customized reports, my staff is helpful, knowledgeable and
      ready to serve you.
                                            Respectfully,
                          Dorothy Jacks, CFA, FIAAO, AAS,
                      Palm Beach County Property Appraiser

      Public Services Support

      Department

        The Public Services Support Department receives and
      processes hundreds of public records requests annually. Data
      is derived from our Geographical Information System and
      appraisal/tax roll systems. We have several standard reports                                                                  Expires 6/15/24.
      and are able to create customized, specialized reports and
      maps based on the taxpayer’s needs.                                                                                State Licensed & Insured
        Last year, the Public Services Support team, a group of   Serving Palm Beach County                            CPC # 1457468 • LPG#30099
      five, managed:
        • 923 Data Run Requests/Variances – This includes
      address labels, maps, owner’s lists and variances for when
      a taxpayer’s planned use of their property deviates from
      local zoning.
        • 100 Archive Records (down 34 percent from 2022)
      – This includes tax rolls and building cards. Some of our
      records date back to 1977 and homeowners request these
      records for income tax purposes. They usually want to know
      the value when the property last changed hands.
        • 1,800 Impact Fee Records (up 414 percent from
      2022) – This is a request for a building card from builders
      or homeowners who are searching to see if a structure ever
      existed on a vacant lot, and if so, its square feet, number of
      bedrooms, baths, etc. If there was a structure, they can submit
      the building card to the Palm Beach County Planning, Zoning
      and Building Department for an impact fee credit.
        •  116 Custom/Specialized Reports  – This  could
      encompass any number of requests, such as:
          ◦ Information from the tax roll by assessed value
          ◦ The number of homestead properties in certain cities
          ◦ The entire tax roll or appraisal database file for the
      current year
          ◦ Daily/monthly sales updates
          ◦ Subdivision reports
          ◦ All vacant properties
          ◦ Spreadsheets listing information for certain cities
          ◦ All properties in an estate
          ◦ All single-family homes or a list by property use code
          ◦  Certain  properties  by  subdivision  or  labels  for
      certain areas
          ◦ Vector and situs files
        Our team loves to make our wealth of information more
      accessible to the public. While they are asked many different
      questions, they still get surprised by interesting queries. For
      example, one caller asked who owned a commercial property
      because they “really liked” the mannequin in the storefront
      window and wanted to purchase it.
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