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Important Dates
The following holiday schedule has been approved by the
Hendry County Board of County Commissioners.
These hours apply to the Property Appraisers office and may not reflect
specific offices, facilities, or services for all Hendry County offices. Please check with the specific office for
your particular needs.
| HOLIDAY SCHEDULE FOR 2008 |
| New Year's Day | Tuesday, January 1st |
| Martin Luther King, Jrs. Birthday | Monday, January 21st |
| Floating Holiday | Friday, March 21st |
| Memorial Day (observed) | Monday, May 26th |
| Independence Day | Friday, July 4th |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 1st |
| Veteran's Day (observed) | Tuesday, November 11th |
| Thanksgiving | Thursday, November 27th |
| Thanksgiving Holiday | Friday, November 28th |
| Christmas Eve | Wednesday, December 24th |
| Christmas Day | Thursday, December 25th |
The Property Appraiser’s office operates on a calendar
established by Florida Statue known as the “Tax Roll Calendar”.
January 1:
Appraisal date. All property in Florida is revalued each
year as of January 1.
March 1 (or next business day, if on a weekend or legal holiday):
Deadline for timely filing
·
Agricultural Classification
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Homestead Exemption
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Widow/Widower Exemption ONLY in
conjunction with Homestead Exemption
·
Disability Exemption ONLY in
conjunction with Homestead Exemption
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Veterans, Service Connected Total &
Permanent Disability Exemption ONLY in conjunction with Homestead Exemption
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Exemption for Total & Permanent Disability ONLY in
conjunction with Homestead Exemption
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Blind Persons Exemption
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Senior Citizen Homestead Exemption
·
Non-Profit/ Institutional Exemption
Application forms are available on our Download Forms page.
April 1 (or next business day, if
on a weekend or legal holiday):
This is the deadline for filing Tangible Personal Property
returns.
(Click Here For More Info on TPP)
June 1 (or next business
day, if on a weekend or legal holiday):
This is the deadline
to submit the required documentation for the additional Senior Citizen
Exemption. This is also the date the
Property Appraisers office provides various taxing authorities with the
estimated taxable values so budgets can be established.
July 1
On or before this date notices (timely filed) of denied
exemptions and agricultural classifications are mailed. The preliminary tax roll is submitted by the
Property Appraisers office.
August 24:
On or before this date the Property Appraiser, on behalf of
all taxing authorities mails “Notices of Proposed Taxes” (also called a “TRIM
Notice”) to all property owners. This
notice also includes market and the assessed value of the owner’s property for
the current and prior year.
DEADLINE FOR FILING A PETITION WILL BE STATED ON THE “TRIM NOTICE”. Petitions MUST be filed within twenty-five
(25) days after the mailing. Before you
file a petition the Property Appraisers office may be able to resolve any
issues you may have. Please call our office at 863-675-5270.
(CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PETITION FILING)
November 1:
On or before this date the Tax Collector will mail the tax
bills to property owners of record.
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