VETERANS EXEMPTION – What are the requirements for a Veterans Exemption?
There are three different types of Veteran’s Exemptions. With the exception of the $5,000 Veteran’s Disability Exemption, a Homestead Exemption is required as a pre-condition for obtaining any of the following additional exemptions: $5,000 VETERAN’S DISABILITY EXEMPTION. What we need: A copy of your Certificate of Disability from the U.S. Government or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (or its predecessor agency). The disability must be military service-related and incurred during a period of wartime service or by misfortune. The service-related disability must be to a degree of at least 10% before January 1 of this year. The surviving spouse of an eligible disabled veteran may also claim this exemption, provided he/she has not remarried, and the deceased veteran was a Florida permanent resident at the date of death. ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR COMBAT-WOUNDED FLORIDA DISABLED VETERANS. This exemption provides an additional discount from the amount of property taxes on the homestead
There are three different types of Veteran’s Exemptions. With the exception of the $5,000 Veteran’s Disability Exemption, a Homestead Exemption is required as a pre-condition for obtaining any of the following additional exemptions: $5,000 VETERAN’S DISABILITY EXEMPTION. What we need: A copy of your Certificate of Disability from the U.S. Government or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (or its predecessor agency). The disability must be military service-related and incurred during a period of wartime service or by misfortune. The service-related disability must be to a degree of at least 10% before January 1 of this year. The surviving spouse of an eligible disabled veteran may also claim this exemption, provided he/she has not remarried, and the deceased veteran was a Florida permanent resident at the date of death. ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION FOR COMBAT-WOUNDED FLORIDA DISABLED VETERANS. This exemption provides an additional discount from the amount of property taxes on the homestead
