We are pleased to offer you the convenience of filing by mail for your homestead exemption. To make application for homestead exemption, you must own and occupy your home prior to January 1st of the year in which you make application. The deadline to file is March 1st however; you may pre-file at any time during the year for the following year.

Filing by mail is accomplished by following these four steps:

1. Homestead Exemption Application Form (25 KB) : Download and print the application form.
2. Homestead Exemption Application Instructions : Fill out the form by following the step by step numbered instructions.
   You may also view a printable version (35 KB) of the instructions and sample page.
3. Homeowners applying for a new Homestead Exemption that have an existing Save Our Homes benefit to transfer to their new home should also complete the Save Our Homes Portability Application (81 KB) and include it with their Homestead Exemption application.
4. Documentation : Review the requirements listed below in this section and obtain the appropriate documents such as deed, driver's license, etc.
5. Submit Application : Your application, once completed, together with copies of the required documents, may be filed in person at one of our office locations or mailed by March 1st to the address on the right.
6. This office will send you a receipt of your homestead application by return mail as proof of filing for the homestead exemption. If you do not receive a copy within 7 business days, please contact this office by calling the Exemptions Department at (352) 253-2154.

All applications submitted, must include copies of the following required documentation (proofs of residency) for all owners who apply:

1. Your recorded deed, tax bill or property record card.
2. Social Security Numbers for applicants and spouses even if the spouse does not own and/or reside on the property.
3. Florida Driver’s License or if you do not drive Florida Identification Card (ATTACH COPY OF FRONT AND BACK).
4. Florida Vehicle Registration (Copy).
5. Florida Voter’s Registration Number.

If you are not a citizen of the United States a copy of your Permanent Residence Card, (front and back) and a Florida Declaration of Domicile obtained through the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s Office.

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 Manufactured Home, proof of ownership is required for both the home and the property. A “Declaration of Real Property” Application must also be submitted. Please contact the Tag Office for this form. The Tag Office telephone number is (352) 343-9602.