An increase in the assessed value of the property or the loss of an exemption are common changes that affect the tax amount. The Property Appraiser's office determines the assessed value and exemptions on the tax roll. If you need to discuss these amounts, contact the Property Appraiser's office at 386-313-4150 or visit their website www.flaglerpa.com.

Complete the change of address form on the back of your envelope and return it to the Tax Collector's office when remitting payment or visit the Property Appraiser's website www.flaglerpa.com for more information.

Notify the Tax Collector's office so a tax bill can be mailed to the new owner. Changes to the tax roll made after the cut-off date (typically July) will not be reflected until the following tax year.

Homestead and other Exemption Applications are processed by the Property Appraiser's office. You can visit their website for more information at www.flaglerpa.com.

You can prepay property taxes on the installment plan by filing an application with your tax collector by April 30 of the year taxes are assessed (not the year they are due).

If you are entitled to claim homestead tax exemption, you may defer payment of part of the combined total taxes, including non-ad valorem assessments (see section 197.252, Florida Statutes). Tax deferrals are a priority tax lien on the property. You must file Form DR- 570 with your tax collector each year by March 31. Approval will defer taxes that are more than 5 percent of last year’s total household income. If your total household income last year was less than $10,000, all ad valorem taxes and non-ad valorem assessments will be deferred. If you are at least 65 years old, you may defer the portion of the tax that is more than 3 percent of your household income for the previous year. If your previous year’s household income was less than the current income limit and you are at least 65 years old, approval can defer all ad valorem taxes and non-ad valorem assessments. For more information, contact your tax collector or see section 197.252, Florida Statutes.

 If you do not pay your property tax bill by March 31, the tax collector sells a tax certificate on your property to collect the unpaid taxes. A certificate holder or the county may initiate a tax deed sale if you have not paid all back taxes, interest, and fees within two years of April 1 of the year the tax collector sold the tax certificate.

A change in ownership triggers a loss of any accrued assessment differential, which could increase property taxes. The previous homeowner might have had the homestead exemption, other exemptions, and multiple years under the Save Our Homes (SOH) assessment limitation, which kept the assessed and taxable values – and thus the property taxes – significantly lower than the just value. On January 1 after ownership changes, the homestead exemption and the SOH assessment cap expire. If the new property owner is a first-time homebuyer in Florida, he or she has no assessment limitation to transfer from a prior homestead, and the assessed value equals the just value in the first tax year.