After your initial application for Homestead Exemption has been approved, it automatically renews each year unless there is a change of ownership or eligible use of your homesteaded property. Each January, our office mails a Homestead Renewal Notice and “Change Card” to all Homesteaded properties. Florida law requires the property owner to notify the Property Appraiser of any change which may affect homestead eligibility. This Change Order Card provides an efficient way to communicate these important changes to our office.
If there are NO changes to the use and/or ownership of your property, simply keep the card as your receipt verifying that your Homestead Exemption has automatically renewed for another year. However, if there are changes, please mark the
Crazy Condo Stories
Found 3 blog entries about Crazy Condo Stories.
Condo Fraud, Buy Title Insurance
By: Denise & Melissa Stewart
Dan and Barbara Morris came to Florida on vacation for years from the Northeast. In planning for their retirement, they decided to buy an Oceanfront Condo in Hollywood Beach. Their budget was $300,000, and they only wanted to be able to see the Ocean from the balcony.
Dan thought that finding a condo would be as easy as typing TRULIA on his laptop.
After looking for several days, and not finding any "Steals", Dan decided to try looking on Craigslist, and to his surprise there were several ads. One in particular caught his attention: "Seller in a pinch, will discount Condo by 25% off appraised value for quick closing. Seller to pay all closing costs". Dan called the Seller, went to look at the condo, and the next
…Playdough costs Association Real Dough
By Melissa & Denise Stewart
When the plumber was called out to the 16th floor of this particular condo building, it seemed like a normal "clogged pipe" call. So much so that the plumber went to lunch first. The plumbing company had a contract with the entire building and generally if there was a plumbing problem, he knew right where to look...
When the plumber arrived at the unit, he knocked on the door and the tenant that was living in the unit explained that the drains in both of her bathrooms were overflowing. He thought this was a little unusual for this part of the building.
The plumber went to his truck to retrieve his 50 foot electric snake in order to clear the lines. He was only gone about 10 minutes. While he was away his pager
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