Program
Florida senior property-tax break
An extra property-tax reduction for Florida homeowners 65 and older with limited income, if your county or city offers it.
What it can pay for
- property tax relief
- Official name
- Florida Additional Homestead Exemption for Persons 65 and Older (Senior Exemption / Senior Long-Term Residency)
- Where
- Florida
- Status
- Program running
- Most it pays
- $50,000 none
- About the amount
- Up to $50,000 of assessed value off the adopting county's or city's non-school taxes (s.196.075); or, under the 25-year 'Senior Long-Term Residency' version, the FULL assessed value on the adopting levy for owners 25+ years in the home with just value under $250,000 when first applied.
- Housing rules
- Owner-occupied homestead only (legal or equitable title); trusts allowed if beneficial title held; mobile/manufactured homes eligible if taxed as real property with owned land.
- How long it takes
- File by March 1; PA must decide by July 1; shows on the ~November 1 tax bill the same year.
- How to apply
- File DR-501 (homestead) + DR-501SC (Household Income Sworn Statement) with your county Property Appraiser by March 1 the first time; it auto-renews after that unless you become ineligible.
- Does not pay for
- It is a property-tax reduction only — pays for no repairs, home mods, home care, or bills. Never reduces school-district taxes.
- Official source
- floridarevenue.com
- Last checked
- September 28, 2026