Library to have homestead exemption workshop

Boynton Beach residents will have the opportunity to file for an exemption that will save them money come tax time.

A representative from the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office will be at the Boynton Beach City Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd., from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Aug. 19 to help homeowners in registering for the homestead exemption.

The homestead exemption is designed to protect the value of the homes of residents from property taxes, creditors and circumstances arising from the death of the homeowner spouse.

A homestead exemption is most often only on a fixed monetary amount, such as the first $50,000 of the assessed value. The remainder is taxed at the normal rate. For example, a home valued at $150,000 would then only be taxed on $100,000.

Every person who has legal title on Jan. 1 to a residential property and lives there permanently qualifies for this exemption.

Read more about this story in the Aug. 19 issue of the Boynton Forum.
For information on Florida’s Homestead Exemption program, visit the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s website at www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/papa, or call 561-355-2866.

Mike Rothman can be reached at mkrothman@tribune.com.

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Mike Rothman
Mike Rothman graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Management. He grew up in South Florida and has been back working here since July 2006. Mike wrote for numerous publications previously including the Gainesville Sun, GatorBait Magazine and Inspin.com, where he was the NBA Expert.

When Mike is not hitting the streets of Boynton Beach and Delray Beach looking for stories, he can be found playing sports or spending time with friends.

He also enjoys provoking his fellow Hometown Downtown columnist, Dave DiPino, for the sake of good stories, of course. He can be reached at mkrothman@tribune.com or at 954-871-1233.