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same: to value property, administer homestead exemption receipt card to every property owner
exemptions, and maintain ownership in Palm Beach County with a homestead exemption. If there
records for the county fairly, equitably, are no changes to the use and/or ownership of the property,
and in accordance with Florida law. simply keep the card as your receipt that you have been
Dear Taxpayer: Thank you for allowing me to serve as your property automatically renewed for another year. However, if there
As we say goodbye to 2021, I want to share some thoughts on appraiser. I wish you and your families a safe and happy is a change to ownership due to a sale, marriage, divorce,
the past 12 months and highlight some of our accomplishments. holiday season. death, or change in property use, call our office at (561)
This was an exceptional year, as my office was recognized Respectfully, 355-2866 or email us at MyExemption@pbcgov.org.
with the Certificate of Excellence in Assessment Administration Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, If you’ve not yet filed for a homestead exemption, it’s
from the largest professional association in our industry. I am Palm Beach County Property Appraiser easy to e-file online. You may also file by mail or in person
proud of every single one of the 230 qualified employees in my We Value What You Value at one of our five service centers. The deadline to file a
office, as we retain more credentialed appraisal experts than any homestead exemption application is March 1 of the year
other jurisdiction in the United States. We determine the taxable Homestead Exemption you’re applying for and you may file any time after you
value of more than 648,000 parcels and nearly 60,000 tangible Receipt Cards Mailed Late take ownership of the property and become a permanent
personal property accounts in the county. resident of Florida. To qualify, you and/or your spouse
In 2021, Palm Beach County property values continued their December must not be receiving a residency-based exemption on any
steady growth, increasing 5.72 percent from 2020. Westlake, other property in Florida or in another state.
Briny Breezes, and Jupiter Inlet Colony showed the largest On the last business day in the month of December,
percentage of value increase from 2020 to 2021. Overall, the the Property Appraiser’s office mails a pink and white Holiday Office Closures
market value of all Palm Beach County property is more than
$309 billion. More interesting statistics and figures can be found The Palm Beach County
at pbcgov.org/PAPA. Property Appraiser’s Office
As Florida law requires my office to value property based on and all of our service centers
the status of the real estate market and the property as of Jan. 1 will be closed the following
each year, my staff are already gathering information for 2022 days during the holiday season:
assessments. I want to thank each employee in my office for • Friday, Dec. 24
their hard work and commitment to accuracy and excellence. • Monday, Dec. 27
As we look forward to 2022, my office may encounter • Friday, Dec. 31
new challenges and trends, but our mission remains the Happy Holidays!
Commissioner’s Update

Honoring And Supporting freedom. Our nation now recognizes Gold Star Mother’s and includes expert instruction from PGA professionals. Funded
and Family’s Day on the last Sunday in September. Gold
entirely by the foundation, it is offered free of charge to military
Our Veterans Star Spouses Day is April 5. Just this year, the U.S. Senate veterans and their families.
designated Aug. 1 as Gold Star Children’s Day. Additionally, the annual Palm Beach Gardens Mayor’s
By County Commissioner Lauren Berkson, a District 1 resident whose father Joseph Veterans Golf Classic raises funds to help local families served
Maria Marino Berkson was an Army Ranger killed in the Vietnam War, has by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Every Veterans Day, we made it her life’s mission to raise awareness of Gold Star Families Residents in our North County community also work with
honor the brave and dedicated and install memorial markers on public lands to pay respect for the Missing in America Project, a national effort to locate,
men and women who have their loss. She works with U.S. Army officials to sponsor these identify and inter the unclaimed cremated remains of American
served the public at the markers and organizes community commemoration events. veterans through the joint efforts of private, state and federal
highest level in our Armed Jupiter-based Renewal Coalition is a nonprofit charitable organizations. The program provides honor and respect to those
Forces. In this community, organization whose mission is to assist wounded service who have served this country by securing a final resting place
we are fortunate to have many members and their families in their transition from military for these forgotten heroes.
avenues through which we to civilian life, or back to active duty by offering a retreat at Palm Beach County’s Division of Veterans Services assists
can support our veterans all Florida residences. The intent is to provide military families and counsels former and current members of the Armed
year round, and I have had the with a relaxed, pleasant and welcoming environment. Forces who reside in the county. Services include assistance
privilege to learn about and work with several local programs. Volunteers provide all transportation, food, lodging, activities, in preparing and filing claims for federal, state and local
Habitat for Humanity of Palm Beach County is now an and entertainment. benefits, for which they, dependents and survivors may be
affiliate for Veteran Build, an initiative to engage military PGA Hope (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) is the flagship eligible. For more information visit https://discover.pbcgov.org/
service members, veterans, and their families in their mission military program of the PGA of America, and locally through the communityservices/humanservices/Pages/Veteran-Services.
of building homes, communities and hope. Habitat believes South Florida PGA Foundation. This program introduces golf Your comments are welcome, and as always, please contact
that every veteran deserves to be welcomed home with dignity, to veterans with disabilities to enhance their physical, mental, me if I can be of assistance to you by calling (561) 355-2201,
honor, and respect. They are committed to serving those social and emotional well-being. It is 6 to 8 weeks in length, or by email to mmarino@pbcgov.org.
who serve by providing safe, decent, energy-efficient, and
affordable housing to veterans in this county. Additionally,
in partnership with the Home Depot Foundation, Habitat Age is Just a Number...
developed the Repair Corps program to offer critical home
repairs to military veteran homeowners.
Gold Star Family is a term coined from the Service Flag –
flags or banners flown by families during World War I. They Like a Bank Account Number.
bore a blue star for every immediate family member serving
in the United States Armed Forces during any period of war Have you Protected your
or hostilities engaging our troops. If that loved one died in
combat, a gold star replaced the blue star and informed the Children or Grandchildren
community of the price paid by that family in the cause of
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