Columbia County Property Appraiser: Veteran Exemptions

Columbia County's Property Appraiser lists the $5,000 disabled veteran exemption, the total exemption for a service-connected total and permanent disability, and the 65-plus combat-related discount, all due by March 1 and filed in person at 135 NE Hernando Avenue, Suite 238, Lake City (386-758-1083); its note that a discount applicant must have been a Florida resident at enlistment is narrower than the statute.

Also called: property appraiser, homestead, 196.24, 196.081, 196.082, DR-501DV, March 1, combat-related discount, Lake City, Fort White, Lake City VA Medical Center.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Columbia County, FLCounty

The exemptions are the State's; the Florida entries explain them. The Columbia County Property Appraiser's pages: What it lists. "Any honorably discharged veteran with a service connected total and permanent disability, surviving spouses of qualifying veterans and spouses of the United States Armed Forces are entitled to exemption on real estate". Its deadline table lists the "$5,000 Disabled Veteran's Exemption" and the "Property Tax Discount for Veterans Age 65 & Older With a Combat Related Disability" (form DR-501DV), and its forms page carries the deployed military exemption (DR-501M) and the physician's and optometrist's certifications of total and permanent disability. When and where. "All Exemptions are due March 1"; late filing runs to the 25th day after the TRIM notice is mailed, and early filing for the next year from October 1 to December 31. "Applications for Exemptions MUST be made IN PERSON" at 135 NE Hernando Avenue, Suite 238, Lake City, FL 32055; 386-758-1083. Exemptions renew automatically. Where the page is narrower than the law. Beside the combat-related discount it says "Applicants must have been a resident of Florida at the time of enlistment in military service." Section 196.082 asks for the VA letter showing a combat-related disability, the honourable discharge and proof of age, not residence at entry; a veteran who entered service from another state should apply.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Columbia County Property Appraiser: Veteran Exemptions
Gate	Rule
10% for the $5,000 exemption; total and permanent for the full exemption	The $5,000 exemption starts at a 10% service-connected disability. The full exemption needs a service-connected total and permanent disability. The 65-plus discount equals the combat-related percentage.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-10.

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