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      Palm Beach County Property Appraiser




      Dear Taxpayer:                                     Hurricane Season Begins
        The summer months are
      a busy time for my office.                           June kicks off hurricane season, which runs through
        Before June 1, my office                         Nov. 30. There are provisions in Florida law that pertain
      submits the estimated                              to your property tax assessment if your home has suffered
      taxable property values                            catastrophic damage by a hurricane.
      for 2024 to cities and                               If your home suffers hurricane damage, our office
      other authorities who levy                         will work with you through the assessment process. We
      taxes because they need                            review insurance claims, photographs, repair estimates and
      them to begin developing                           invoices, and any other documentation that would detail
      their budgets. The taxing                          damage. For more information, visit our website or contact
      authorities review the                             (561) 355-3230 or PAHurricaneDamage@pbcgov.org.
      property values in their jurisdictions and decide on a     As you plan for the season ahead, Palm Beach County
      proposed tax rate.                                 Emergency Management offers essential tips on hurricane
        On July 1, my office submits a preliminary tax roll to   preparedness in their Hurricane Planning Guide.
      Florida’s Department of Revenue (DOR), the agency that
      oversees the operations of all property appraisers in the   E-Filing For Homestead Exemption And
      state. The DOR performs a rigorous review and evaluates   Portability
      the tax roll for accuracy.
        On Aug. 22, my office will mail the Truth in Millage, or     With our homestead exemption e-file, you can e-file
      TRIM Notice, to all property owners. This notice of proposed   the same day you close on a new home, even without the
      taxes details the assessed and taxable values of your property,   deed. You can even e-file for portability if moving within
      as well as the tax rates submitted by taxing authorities.  the state of Florida.                     Independence Day commemorates the emancipation of
        As always, I welcome your comments and questions     A homestead exemption can reduce the assessed value   enslaved African Americans in the United States.
      regarding your property value and exemption amounts.   of your property, thereby reducing the amount of property
      Florida law requires my office to value property based on   tax you pay. In addition, a homestead exemption limits any
      the status of the market as of Jan. 1. We use state-of-the-art   increase to your assessed value to a maximum of 3 percent   Actress Mindy Cohn from page 10
      technology to continuously process property data from local   each year or the amount of the change in the Consumer
      and industry sources and from field inspections performed   Price Index, whichever is lower. Portability transfers all or   and Whitney Hesse, Sherry Chris, Stephen Mooney
      by our highly trained appraisal experts.           a significant portion of your cap savings, up to $500,000,   and Scott Velozo, Steven Stolman and Rich Wilkie,
        Now is a good time to check the mailing address   from a home with a homestead exemption to a new home   and Talbot Logan and William Miller.
      associated with your property at pbcpao.gov. Simply   within the state of Florida that qualifies for a homestead                   Photos by Capehart
      search your property and confirm that your mailing address   exemption.
      is correct. If it needs an update, just visit our E Address     Our Exemption Services Department administers all
      Change Form.                                       exemptions and portability applications and is available
        In this month’s newsletter there is a reminder that   to answer your questions. Contact them at myexemption@
      hurricane season is upon us and a memo to those residents   pbcpao.gov or (561) 355-2866.
      who have not yet applied for a homestead exemption on their
      permanent residence in Palm Beach County.          Office Closed In Honor Of Juneteenth
        Enjoy reading and stay safe.
                                           Respectfully,    The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
                          Dorothy Jacks, CFA, FIAAO, AAS,  (including all of our service centers) will be closed in honor
                      Palm Beach County Property Appraiser  of Juneteenth on Wednesday, June 19. Juneteenth National


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