Sumter County Property Appraiser: Veteran Exemptions

The exemptions are the State's; the Florida entries explain them. The Sumter County Property Appraiser (Joey Hooten) administers them from sumterpa.com, at 352-569-6800. What the Appraiser lists. - "$5000 Disabled Veteran (Section 196.24, F.S) - Any ex-service member who is a permanent resident of Florida and is disabled at least 10% in war or by service-connected misfortune is entitled to a $5000 exemption." - "Disabled Veterans Homestead Property Tax Discount (Section 193.461, F.S.) - Any veteran age 65 and older may qualify for a homestead property tax discount if the veteran has an honorable discharge from military service and is partially disabled with a permanent service connected disability that is combat-related." - "Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouse of Military Veteran or First Responder - This is also called the 'Fallen Heroes Family Tax Relief Act'..." - "Form DR-501, 'Original Application for Ad Valorem Tax Exemption' should also be completed to apply for the homestead exemption..." Deadline. The Appraiser's important-dates page lists, among "The following Exemption applications... due March 1st": the $25,000 homestead, the "$5,000 - Disabled Veteran's Exemption" and the "DR-501DV - Property Tax Discount for Veterans Age 65 & Older With a Combat Related Disabi[lity]". Where the page is thinner than the law. The 65-plus discount equals the percentage of the disability that is combat-related, up to 100; the page does not state that. Ask.