The Duval County Property Appraiser's Office offers the convenience of filing by mail, fax (904-630-2525) or email ( pacustserv@coj.net ) for Homestead Exemption. Please use black ink when filling in the application and follow the steps below to guide you through the filing process. The complete application package, including the form and detailed instructions, is available below and through our Online Forms page. Please direct questions about the exemption or the form to pacustserv@coj.net or call 904-630-2020.
To be eligible to make application for Homestead Exemption, you must own and occupy the home prior to January 1st of the year in which you make application. The deadline to file is March 1st. If you are filing after this date, for the current year, you must apply in person. There is a $15 fee charged by the Value Adjustment Board. It is payable by personal check, money order or cashiers check only. NO CASH ACCEPTED.
1. Homestead Exemption Complete Package (PDF 1.4Mb)You must have Adobe Reader to view this file. Once the Adobe is installed, return to this page and click on the link for the complete package. This will open the package. You can then save the documents to your machine by clicking on the diskette icon in the Adobe interface. The complete package contains a sample form, blank form, instructions on filling out the form and documentation rules.
If you are filing a late application for an exemption, please read this important Notice to Taxpayers. In addition to completing the exemption application, you must file a formal Petition to the Value Adjustment Board.
2. Application Instructions - Review instructions on how to fill out the form by following step by step numbered instructions online. (Included in Homestead Exemption Complete Package Same file as in #1. You must have Adobe Reader to view this file.)
3. Documentation - Review the requirements listed in this document and obtain the appropriate documents such as deed, drivers license, etc.(Included in Homestead Exemption Complete Package, in steps #1 & #2.)
4. Portability - If you received homestead exemption in Florida last year please review important information on the new law passed in January 2008 regarding portability (transfer) of all or part of your Save Our Homes benefit. The link below will also provide the form necessary to file for the transfer. This is not a transfer of your previous homestead exemption but rather a transfer of the savings you received on your old homesteaded property as a result of a Florida law which caps the annual increase in the assessed value of homesteaded property at 3% or less. You must still file for a new homestead exemption on your new home. A separate application is required for Portability. If you are eligible for the transfer of the Save Our Homes benefit, you should include the Portability form with your application for homestead exemption. The deadline for filing for Portability is also March 1st. Portability Information & Form
5. Submit Application - Your application(s), once completed, may be filed in person at our office, mailed to the address below, faxed to us at 904-630-2525 or submitted as scanned document attachments by email to PACustServ@coj.net - by March 1st. After March 1st the application is late. Please follow the instructions shown above step #1. We're sorry but due to the volume of applications received during peak times, we are not always able to confirm receipt of your application. If you prefer confirmation, please use "Return Receipt" mail from the US Post Office, file by email, keep your fax receipt or file in person. You may also review your parcel record using our Property Search function to see if the application has been processed. Pull up your Parcel Information and review the In Progress Exempt Value (located in the Value summary section).
Jim Overton
Duval County Property Appraiser
Attention: Homestead Exemptions
231 East Forsyth Street
Suite 260
Jacksonville, Florida 32202
6. You will receive a receipt (by regular mail), as proof that the exemption application was received and processed, within 90 days. If you do not receive your receipt within the allocated time, and wish to confirm the status of your application, you may use our Property Search function to pull up your Parcel Information and review the In Progress Exempt Value (located in the Value summary section).During non-peak months (May-November), you may also contact this office at 630-2020 to confirm the status of your application or email PACustServ@coj.net.