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Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office COVID-19 Update |
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The Broward County Property Appraiser's office located within the Governmental Center remains closed to the public. Our staff is working remotely providing all the services you have grown to rely upon from our agency. We are continuing to assist residents and property owners quickly and efficiently as all communication with our office can be handled via email, fax, phone or by USPS mail. Once it is safe to do so, our office location will reopen and return to our regular schedule of visiting communities to assist with filing for exemptions and answering any questions residents may have. In the meantime, we are always here to help.
Communication with our office can be handled electronically via website, email, fax or phone. You may file for Homestead Exemption online at bcpa.net/homestead.asp. Property owners who both owned and made the property their permanent residence as of January 1, 2020 may file for 2020 Homestead Exemption and all other exemptions until September 18, 2020. If you purchased your home after January 1, 2020, you will be pre-filing for the 2021 tax year. The deadline to file for all 2021 exemptions is September 20, 2021. Information about the Senior, Veteran and all other exemptions can be obtained on our website at www.bcpa.net.All forms are available under the “Download Forms” tab (www.bcpa.net/forms-dl.asp) and can be emailed to our office at CSEmgmt@bcpa.netor faxed to (954) 357-6188. Completed applications can also be mailed to our office at 115 S. Andrews Avenue, Room 111, Fort Lauderdale FL 33301. You may also call our office at (954) 357-5579 and we can fill out your exemption application with you on the phone and place it in the mail to you with a self-addressed envelope so you may complete same and send it back to us for processing. The Tangible Personal Property (TPP) Return filing deadline is April 1, 2020. The 30-Day TPP Extension Request Deadline is March 31. The extension request form is available under the “Download Forms” tab at www.bcpa.net or www.bcpa.net/forms-dl.asp. You may email your completed TPP return or your extension request form to tpp-docs@bcpa.net or faxed to (954) 357-6734 or (954) 357-6160. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the following staff:
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2020 EXEMPTION LATE FILING DEADLINE |
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If you purchased a new home and made it your permanent residence prior to January 1, 2020 you may file for tax year 2020 Homestead and other exemptions until September 18, 2020. The timely filing deadline for Homestead and all other exemptions was March 2, 2020 with an extended late filing deadline of September 18, 2020. State law (Sec. 196.011(8), Fla. Stat.) does not allow late filing for exemptions after September 18, 2020 regardless of any good cause reason for missing the late filing deadline. Please click on the following link for more information about Homestead and other exemptions for which you may be eligible. https://bcpa.net/homestead.asp. |
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PRE-FILING FOR A 2021 HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION |
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If you purchased a new home after January 1, 2020, you may pre-file now for tax year 2021 Homestead and other exemptions. The timely filing period for Homestead Exemption for 2021 is March 2, 2020 through March 1, 2021. The absolute deadline to LATE FILE for any 2021 exemption -- if you miss the March 1 timely filing deadline -- is September 20, 2021. State law (Sec. 196.011(8), Fla. Stat.) does not allow late filing for exemptions after this date, regardless of any good cause reason for missing the late filing deadline. Please click on the following link for more information about Homestead and other exemptions for which you may be eligible https://bcpa.net/homestead.asp. |
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THE PROPERTY APPRAISER DOES NOT SEND TAX BILLS. Broward County's Records, Taxes and Treasury Division is responsible for the billing and collecting of property taxes and has posted this information on their website at https://www.broward.org/RecordsTaxesTreasury/Pages/Default.aspx. Should you have any questions regarding the payment of property taxes, their office can be reached at (954) 831-4000 or by email to revenue@broward.org The Property Appraiser does NOT set your tax rates. Our office is responsible for ensuring the fair assessment (value) of all properties and applying all exemptions. Your County Commission, School Board, City Commission, Hospital District, and other boards set your tax rates each year. |
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Key Contact Info: Email Us, Call Us, Visit Us. Location: Our MAIN OFFICE is located the Broward Governmental Center at 115 South Andrews Avenue, Room 111, in downtown Fort Lauderdale (just south of Broward Boulevard). Note: Please also see our Mobile Exemption and Information Team Calendar for events held monthly throughout Broward County. Hours: We are open weekdays from 8 am until 5 pm. Important Phone Numbers: Here is a quick phone list to guide you in the right direction...
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UPCOMING 2020 PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS
BCPA is currently working on the 2020 property assessments. The preliminary just values will be posted online by June 1 with the final values posted by July 1. It is important to remember Florida law requires the Property Appraiser to use January 1 as the assessment date each year for determining both value and exemption eligibility.
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Broward County Property Appraiser's Office - Contact our office at 954.357.6830.
Legal Disclaimer. Having trouble viewing our website? Please contact our accessibility hotline for assistance at accessibility@bcpa.net or call 954.357.6830. Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing. |