LEGAL NOTICE
DEADLINE, MARCH 1, 2017
THE DEADLINE FOR FILING APPLICATIONS FOR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND AGRICULTURAL CLASSIFICATION IS MARCH 1, 2017. IF YOU HAVE NOT FILED YOUR NEW APPLICATION WITH THE SUWANNEE COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER’S OFFICE, YOU MUST DO SO BETWEEN JANUARY 1ST AND MARCH 1st TO QUALIFY FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND / OR AGRICULTURAL CLASSIFICATION AND ALL OTHER EXEMPTIONS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LAMAR JENKINS, SUWANNEE COUNTY
PROPERTY APPRAISER - 386- 362- 1385.
OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTIONS: WIDOW, WIDOWER, DISABILITY, BLIND, VETERAN’S DISABILITY AND SENIOR’S. PLEASE CONTACT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER’S OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
SENIOR EXEMPTION (BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION TAX ONLY) FOR LOW INCOME SENIORS.
A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE APPRAISER’S OFFICE WILL BE IN BRANFORD AT THE TOWN HALL ON JANUARY 17TH, FEBRUARY 7TH AND FEBRUARY 21TH FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 3:30 P.M. TO TAKE APPLICATIONS.
REMEMBER
IF YOU RECEIVED HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND/OR AGRICULTRAL CLASSIFICATION IN 2016, AND THERE HAVE BEEN “NO CHANGES”, YOU DO NOT NEED TO SIGN AND RETURN YOUR CARD. KEEP THE CARD YOU WERE MAILED AS YOUR RECEIPT.
**IF YOU PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN THE YEAR 2016 AND RECEIVED THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND/OR AGRICULTURAL CLASSIFICATION FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER, YOU MUST REAPPLY IN YOUR NAME FOR THE EXEMPTION OR CLASSIFICATION TO CONTINUE FOR 2017.