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A Florida homeowner, who has a homestead exemption and is certified as legally blind, can qualify for a $500 Blind Person’s Exemption. The legally blind standard is outlined in the law as follows: “Central vision acuity 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting glasses, or a disqualifying field defect in which the peripheral field has contracted to such an extent that the widest diameter or visual field subtends an angular distance no greater than twenty degrees.”
There is no income qualification attached to this exemption.
All property Tax Exemption Applications are due March 1st.
Here’s how to file:
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BY MAIL
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IN PERSON
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Step 1
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Click and download the following forms:
- Application
- Doctor’s Certificate OR Optometrist’s Certification of Total & Permanent disability
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Visit one of the following offices:
Stephen P. Clark Government Center
111 NW First Street
Miami, FL 33128
South Dade Government Center
10710 SW 211th Street, Room 207
Cutler Bay, FL 33189
NOTE: Click here for a listing of additional locations available during January and February.
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Step 2
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Complete the application form.
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Step 3
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Mail to:
PO BOX 013140
Miami FL 33101
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Step 4
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Have a Florida licensed doctor complete the doctor’s certificate.
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Step 5
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Mail the doctor certificate to:
PO BOX 013140
Miami FL 3310
NOTE : The application is due March 1st. Doctor’s certificates can be submitted after the application but no later thanJune 1st.
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