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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 days
        I hope you find this information beneficial and interesting.   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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