Page 18 - Abacoa Community News - April '25

Page 18, Abacoa
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayer: Main Office & Downtown Service Center
Happy Spring! County Governmental Center
My office continues to Main Office – 5th Floor
work on the 2025 tax roll Downtown Service Center (Exemptions) – 1st Floor
and make preparations for the 301 North Olive Avenue, 5th Floor
release of the estimated 2025 West Palm Beach, FL 33401
taxable property values to the (561) 355-2866
Palm Beach County taxing
authorities at the end of May. South County Service Center
These preliminary 14925 Cumberland Drive
estimates assist the county, Delray Beach, FL 33446
municipalities, and other (561) 276-1250
taxing authorities in projecting their budgets and tax rates and
also provide a benchmark as to what revenue they can expect North County Service Center
to receive from property taxes in the coming year. 3188 PGA Boulevard, 2nd Floor
After the taxing authorities have determined their budgets Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
and proposed tax rates based on the preliminary estimates, (561) 624-6521
my office will mail the TRIM notice, or Truth in Millage, to
every property owner in August. This is the notice of proposed Short-Term Rental Of A
taxes that will detail the assessed value of your property, your
proposed tax rates, and an estimate of your tax bill. Stay tuned. Homesteaded Property
Also, as “Snowbird Season” comes to a close, we’ve
included important information on short-term rental of a A provision in state law allows you to rent your home for
homesteaded property for those property owners who benefit a short time without affecting your homestead exemption.
from the homestead exemption and are considering renting Florida law allows the following:
all or a portion of their homesteaded property. • Rental for 30 days or less per calendar year.
I hope you find this information beneficial and interesting. • Rental for more than 30 days and less than six months in
Respectfully, one year. If you rent again the following year for more than
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, FIAAO, AAS, 30 days, you will lose your homestead exemption.
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser • Rental on any day except January 1. If your home is
Palm Beach County Property rented on January 1, you will lose the homestead exemption.
Rental for more than six months constitutes abandonment

Appraiser’s Office Service of a homestead exemption. Property owners are required to
notify the Property Appraiser’s Office when their property no
Centers longer qualifies for exemption. Failure to do so could result
in a homestead tax lien with substantial penalty and interest.
While a vast array of services and information are Be aware of the law before deciding to rent your property.
available online 24/7 at pbcpao.gov, my office maintains 2024 customer service by the numbers: For more information, visit pbcpao.gov or contact Exemption
five service centers, conveniently located throughout Palm • Phone calls: 86,167, down 3% from 2023 Services at (561) 355-2866.
Beach County and staffed by qualified professionals. They • Counter visits: 27,232, down 4% from 2023 Florida Statute 196.061
administer the homestead exemption, additional property • E files: 15,835, nearly flat from 2023 Florida Statute 196.011 (9) (a)
tax exemptions, mailing address and ownership changes, • Total new homestead exemptions: 25,256, up 2% from 2023
portability applications and more. • Portability applications: 6,401, down 7% from 2023