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Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayer: Palm Beach County Property
Happy spring!
My office continues to Appraiser’s Office Service
work on the 2023 tax roll and
make preparations for the Centers
release of the estimated 2023
taxable property values to the While a vast array of services and information are
Palm Beach County taxing available online 24/7 at pbcgov.org/PAPA, my office
authorities at the end of May. maintains five service centers, conveniently located
These preliminary throughout Palm Beach County and staffed by qualified
estimates assist the county, professionals. They administer the homestead exemption,
municipalities, and other additional property tax exemptions, mailing address and
taxing authorities in projecting their budgets and tax rates and ownership changes, portability applications, and more.
also provide a benchmark as to what revenue they can expect 2022 customer service by the numbers:
to receive from property taxes in the coming year. • Phone calls: 100,291
After the taxing authorities have determined their budgets • Counter visits: 28,556 (up 4,820 from 2021)
and proposed tax rates based on the preliminary estimates, my • E-files: 18,343
office will mail the Notice of Proposed Taxes to every property • Total new homestead exemptions: 31,126 (up 1,389
owner in August. The notice will detail the assessed value of from 2021)
your property, your proposed tax rates, and an estimate of your • Portability applications: 6,541
tax bill. Stay tuned.
Also, as “snowbird season” comes to a close, we’ve included Short-Term Rental Of A
important information on short-term rentals on a homesteaded
property for those property owners who benefit from the Homesteaded Property
homestead exemption and are considering renting all or a portion
of their homesteaded property. You may rent your homesteaded property for 30
I hope you find this information beneficial and interesting. days or less per calendar year and maintain a homestead
Respectfully, exemption. Rental for more than 30 days for two
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, consecutive years or for more than six months constitutes
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser abandonment of a homestead exemption.
Exempt property rented after Jan. 1 of any year does not
affect the homestead exemption for that particular year. If
the property is rented on Jan. 1 of the following year or the
terms of the lease are six months or more, the exemption
will be denied. Property owners are required to notify the
Property Appraiser’s Office when their property no longer
qualifies for exemption. Failure to do so could result in a
homestead tax lien with substantial penalty and interest.
Be aware of the law before deciding to rent your
property. (Florida Statute 196.061 and 196.011 (9) (a)).
For more information, visit pbcgov.org/PAPA or
Okeeheelee Park located in West Palm Beach. Seen using contact Exemption Services at (561) 355-2866.
the Pictometry map tool on pbcgov.org/PAPA.

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