Miami-Dade County - Property Appraiser - Residential Renewal Receipt

Report Exemption Fraud

Suspected homestead exemption fraud may be reported to the Property Appraisal Homestead Exemption Investigation Unit by calling 3-1-1.

Residential Renewal Receipt

All property owners with a homestead exemption receive an automatic residential renewal receipt in late December under the postal order "Return Service Requested."

A property owner will not receive a renewal receipt in the following cases:

1. If a property owner has a forwarding order or any other mailing change not on record with the Property Appraiser's Office, the receipts are returned to the Office of the Property Appraiser by the post office.
2. Renewal receipts are not sent to properties with any ownership change such as warranty deeds and quit claim deeds.

In the case of a mailing address difference, the Property Appraiser's Office will mail a follow up questionnaire in late March. Property owners should respond and follow the directions on this mailing to renew their exemptions.

Note about Quit Claim deeds: if, after the ownership change, the previous owner and homestead applicant continue to own and reside on the property, the exemptions will renew. All renewed exemptions will be reflected on the Notice of Proposed Property Taxes mailed in late August.

Automatic Renewal

Once an application has been approved, the exemption will automatically renew annually until the property is sold, is no longer the homeowner's primary residence, or the exemption holder requests that it be removed.

Note: The Homestead Exemption for Seniors with Limited Income and Granny Flat Assessment Reduction do not automatically renew.

It is the duty of the owner of any property with an exemption to promptly notify the Office of the Property Appraiser if use of the property or the status or condition of the owner changes in ways that affect the legitimacy of the exemption (Florida Statutes 196.131 and 196.161 ).

File the Exemption Cancellation Form to notify the Office of the Property Appraiser of these changes.

All property owners with a homestead exemption are mailed an automatic Residential Renewal Receipt as a courtesy notice each year. If you still qualify for the exemptions listed on the receipt, then you do not have to do anything else. Retain the receipt for your records.

If your status has changed (you no longer qualify for any one of the exemptions listed on the receipt), you must indicate which exemptions you are canceling, sign, date and mail the receipt back to the Office of the Property Appraiser .
If you do not qualify for the exemption then you may disregard the application.