All applications submitted, must include copies of the following required documentation (Proofs of Residency) for all owners who apply:
Your recorded deed or tax bill.
All owners residing on the property and making application for the exemption must provide one of the following as proof of Florida residency:
If you drive, provide your Florida Driver's License - the number and issue date of your driver's license. (Attach a copy.)
If you do not drive, provide any of the following and attach a copy where applicable,
- Florida Identification Card - the number and issue date of your ID card.
- Florida Vehicle Registration vehicle tag number or VIN # from the title.
- Florida Voter Registration Card - the number from your voter registration card and the date it was issued. Please note the county if not Duval County.
- Recorded Duval County Declaration of Domicile - (write in the record book and page number when the affidavit is recorded in the county records.)
- Affidavit of residency obtained through the Circuit Civil Department at the Duval County Courthouse, 330 E Bay St., Room 103.
In addition to the proof of Florida residency, Social Security numbers are required for all owners and their spouses making application, even if the spouse does not own and/or reside on the property, per Florida Statute.
If you are not a United States citizen, attach a copy of your Permanent Residence (green) Card (front and back).
SPECIAL NOTES:
If title to the property on which you are applying is held in a trust, a copy of the entire trust agreement must be submitted, with the application. If you are filing on a mobile home, proof of ownership is required for both the mobile home and the property. A "Real Property" application must also be submitted. Please contact our office for this form.
If you still have questions regarding the Homestead Application Required Documentation, please call the Exemption Department at 904-630-2020 or e-mail your question to our site Webmaster, paadmin@coj.net