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Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayers: Homestead Exemption If this is your first year filing for homestead exemption,
As a reminder, my office Receipt Cards To Be Mailed the property appraiser’s office recommends using our easy
continues to implement online E-file system. It’s simple, efficient, and secure. Log
measures to ensure the At The End Of December onto pbcgov.org/PAPA and click the E-file button on the
health and safety of our homepage.
staff, while also maintaining On the last business day in the month of December, You may also file by mail or in person at one of our
the highest level of safe the property appraiser’s office mails a “pink and white” five service centers conveniently located throughout Palm
service to the taxpayers of Homestead Exemption receipt card to every homestead Beach County. The deadline to file a homestead exemption
Palm Beach County during exempt property owner in Palm Beach County. If there are application is March 1 of the year you’re applying for and
the COVID-19 pandemic. no changes to the use and/or ownership of the property, you may pre-file any time after you take ownership of the
Our office is open to simply keep the card as your receipt that you have been property and become a permanent resident of Florida. You
the public. However, we automatically renewed for another year. However, if there and/or your spouse must not be receiving a residency-
encourage you to contact us via phone: (561) 355-3230, is a change to ownership due to a sale, marriage, divorce, based exemption on any other property in Florida or in
email: PAO@pbcgov.org or utilize our online services at our death, or change in property use, call our office at (561) another state.
website: pbcgov.org/PAPA. 355-2866 or email us at MyExemption@pbcgov.org.
My office employs 240 qualified employees, has five Office Closed Due To
service centers located throughout Palm Beach County and
retains more credentialed appraisal experts than any other Upcoming Holidays
jurisdiction in the United States. We determine the taxable
value of more than 640,000 parcels and nearly 60,000 The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
tangible personal property accounts in the county. (including all of our service centers) will be closed the
In 2020, Palm Beach County property values continued following days during the upcoming holiday season:
to experience steady growth, increasing 5.5 percent from • Thursday, Dec. 24
2019. Westlake, South Palm Beach, and Village of Golf • Friday, Dec. 25
showed the largest percentage of growth from 2019 to 2020. • Friday, Jan. 1, 2021
The biggest trends in new construction were apartment Happy Holidays to you all!
complexes, industrial and retail properties. Overall, the
market value for new construction was at $3 billion. The
impact of COVID-19 on property values will be reflected
in the 2021 assessments. Florida law requires our office to Drainage Information From Northern
value property based on the status of the real estate market Palm Beach County Improvement District
and the property as of Jan. 1 each year.
I want to take this opportunity to thank my staff. I Why do some yards flood after large quantities of rain? The simple answer is according to most
appreciate their hard work and commitment to the taxpayers approved drainage designs, some water is meant to be temporarily stored in public recreational
of Palm Beach County. As we move into 2021, I anticipate areas, yard swale and streets. The excess surface water slowly drains to community lakes or on-site
new challenges and trends, but our mission will remain ponds via street and yard drainage grates and/or via swales, ditches and canals. The more complex
the same: to value property, administer exemptions, and answer is that each yard is different. Some yards have drainage swale areas. These are areas that
maintain ownership records for the county fairly, equitably are sloped to catch water and filter out pollutants as water is absorbed into the ground. Some yards
and in accordance with Florida law. direct water to the community drainage system as run-off with very little water retained in the yard.
Thank you for allowing me to serve as your property Familiarize yourself with how your yard was built to determine how water drains from your home.
appraiser. I wish you and your families a safe and happy
holiday season.
Respectfully,
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS,
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser

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