Florida homestead deadline, 2027.

Who qualifies

The Department of Revenue guide PT-113 says that when someone owns property and makes it their permanent residence, or their dependent’s, it may receive a homestead exemption of up to $50,000. To get the exemption for a tax year you must have made the home your permanent residence by January 1 and file the application with the county property appraiser.

You stop qualifying if the home is rented, is no longer your permanent home, or you are no longer a permanent Florida resident. Only the property appraiser decides whether a property is entitled to the exemption.

How much it removes from taxable value

Per PT-113 (revised August 2025), the first $25,000 of assessed value is exempt from all property taxes. A second exemption of up to $25,000 applies to value over $50,000 and only to non-school taxes. That second amount is adjusted every January 1 by the change in the Consumer Price Index when it is positive, so the 2027 amount is not published in the guide and we do not project it.

The guide’s own examples: at an assessed value of $45,000 the first $25,000 is exempt and $20,000 is taxable; at $65,000 the first $25,000 is exempt, the next $25,000 is taxable and the remaining $15,000 is exempt from non-school taxes.

Missed March 1: the late-filing rule

Florida Statutes 196.011(9) lets someone who qualified but did not file by March 1 apply on or before the 25th day after the property appraiser mails the notices of proposed property taxes (TRIM notices). With sufficient evidence of an inability to apply on time or other extenuating circumstances, the property appraiser may grant the exemption.

If the appraiser declines, the applicant may petition the value adjustment board during the same window, with a nonrefundable $15 fee. Treat this as a fallback, not a plan.

Worked example

Worked example from the Department of Revenue guide: a home assessed at $65,000 gets the first $25,000 exempt from all taxes, the next $25,000 stays taxable, and the last $15,000 is exempt from non-school taxes. Your own result depends on assessed value and the millage rates your county sets.

Method

The tool applies the filing rule described above to the date you pick, or to today in your browser, and counts calendar days to the next deadline. If that date has already passed this year it moves to the next year and labels the result projected, because the rule is applied forward without confirming next year’s calendar. Nothing is sent to our servers.

What this does not cover

• Additional exemptions for seniors, veterans, disabled owners or first responders, which Florida lists separately.
• The Save Our Homes assessment limitation and portability transfer between Florida homesteads (guide PT-112).
• County millage rates, so the dollar savings on your tax bill.
• Whether the ballot or Legislature has changed Florida property tax rules since the sources were read on November 1, 2026.

Sources

• Florida Department of Revenue: Property Tax Information for Homestead Exemption (PT-113, R. 08/25) (retrieved November 2026)
• Florida Statutes 196.011 (2025), Annual application required for exemption (retrieved November 2026)
• Florida Department of Revenue: Property Tax Exemptions and Additional Benefits (retrieved November 2026)