If you have a Homestead Property in Hernando County and you have requested that your mail be forwarded to a different address temporarily, (i.e., vacation, visiting family, medical issue, employment, military deployment, etc.), you must notify the Post Office when you return.
The Property Appraiser’s Office is taking Homestead and Low Income Senior (for persons age 65 and older who meet specific financial criteria) applications. Don’t wait until the last minute to qualify for these valuable tax benefits.
* Residents who bought a home in Hernando County during 2024 are reminded that applications for Homestead Exemption must be submitted to the Property Appraiser’s Office by March 1.
* To qualify for the Homestead Exemption and the accompanying “Save Our Homes” Assessment Cap, the home must be the primary and permanent residence.
* If you have moved into the County and had a previous Homestead or are transferring from one home to another, you may qualify for Portability.
* Seniors (at least one owner must be age 65 or older prior to January 1) with a Total Household Adjusted Gross Income that does not exceed $36,614 who did not apply for the Low Income Senior Exemption last year, must submit an application by March 1.
* If you received the Low Income Senior Exemption for 2024, you do not need to file an application for 2025.
* An important reminder: If you have a Homestead property in Hernando County and have requested your mail be forwarded to a different address temporarily (i.e., vacation, visiting family, medical issue, employment, military deployment, etc.), you must notify the Post Office when you return.
To see more information on exemptions, please see our
Exemptions page.
Our office can provide presentations to inform your members about filing for Homestead and Other Exemptions, how we determine appraisal values in the county or how to use our website and GIS services.
Please email our office at
pa@hernandocounty.us to schedule a date and time.
