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New Property Tax Laws 
On Jan. 29, 2008, Florida voters passed a constitutional amendment changing property tax laws in Florida.
The new law provides the following:
An Additional Homestead Exemption, Portability of the "Save Our Homes" Benefit from one homestead to another, a Cap on Annual Assessment Increases of Non-Homesteaded Property and a Tangible Personal Property Exemption.
Learn more about Amendment One.
More Property Tax Proposals on November Ballot
In November 2008, Florida voters will have an opportunity to vote on more changes to state law relating to property taxes. (One aimed at reducing local school property taxes was recently removed by from the ballot; however the state will appeal the decision. Information will be posted as it becomes available.)
Read more about the proposed amendments and how they may affect you.
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Notices of Proposed Property Taxes have been mailed to property owners. If you have questions regarding the values on this notice, please contact the Property Appraiser's Office for an informal review. If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the review or choose not to contact the Property Appraiser's Office, you have 25 days following the mailing of the notices to file a formal petition to have your property's value or an exemption decision changed. Petition forms are available in the Property Appraiser's Office, or online at the Value Adjustment Board. This year's deadline is September 9. All petitions must be received in the VAB office (not postmarked) by this date.
File for Homestead Exemption
Late applications for exemptions and portability for the 2008 Tax Roll are being accepted through September 9. (On-time deadline was March 1.) Late filers must file a late application and submit a petition to the Value Adjustment Board with a $15 fee. Late applications for exemptions and portability must be submitted in person in the Property Appraiser's Office, 231 East Forsyth Street, Suite 260.
The Property Appraiser's Office is now accepting exemption and portability applications for the 2009 Tax Roll. (If you purchased and moved into your home after January 1, 2008, you may now file for a 2009 exemption.)E-mail applications for 2009 are encouraged and available from the link at the top of this section. Attach the signed form with scans of all other required documentation to your e-mail and send to PACustServ@coj.net. Contact us at this address if you need further assistance or call (904) 630-2020. |
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More Property Data Now Available - Need data? Check out the new Real Estate & Tangible Property Search on this web site.
In addition to our Basic Search, you can now narrow searches and extract specific categories of information from the county's property data base using the new Advanced Search. This includes our "In Progress" working numbers. (Please note: These are subject to change.) Using this new Advanced Search, you can search for property based on a number of factors such as property type, sales data and price, property location and size just to name a few. Data can be also downloaded in two formats –Excel and comma-delimited text.
The look of our Basic Search has changed but its operation has not. While we always welcome your feedback, we are especially eager to hear from you as we all get accustomed to the new search options. If you have questions on comments, please e-mail paadmin@coj.net.
To view the new search functions, click on Property Search (on left). |
Need to contact us? Our address, e-mail, division phone and fax numbers & directions to the office can be found here! Contact Us!
Do you want to know the value of property in Duval County or are you curious how we compare with other communities? Read the Annual Report for the 2007 Tax Roll below. It's full of historical data relating to local property values and lots of other valuable information.
 Property Appraiser's Annual Report
for the 2007 Tax Roll.
(3809k PDF -Requires Adobe 6.0 Acrobat Reader or higher.)
Tax Roll Certification Dates:
2007 Tax Roll - Oct. 23, 2007.
2006 Tax Roll - Oct. 24, 2006.
2005 Tax Roll - Oct. 17, 2005.
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