§ 2-293. Additional homestead exemption for certain low income qualifying senior citizens.

In accordance with Section 6(f), Article VI of the Florida Constitution and F.S. § 196.075(2), any person who meets the following criteria, shall be entitled to file an application for an additional homestead exemption equal to the property's assessed value:

(1)

The person must have legal or equitable tile to the property;

(2)

The homesteaded property must have a just (market) value less than $250,000.00;

(3)

The property must have ben the permanent residency of the owner for a least 25 years;

(4)

The owner must be a minimum of 65 years of old; and

(5)

the owner's household income must not exceed the income limitations as established and adjusted pursuant to F.S. § 196.075(3), as may be amended from time to time.

(Ord. No. 2014-29 , § 2, 9-10-2014)