Okeechobee County Appraiser Florida

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Role of the Okeechobee County Property Appraiser

The Okeechobee Property Appraiser is instrumental in various activities pertaining to property. The Okeechobee Appraiser first analyzes the market, gathers information, and feeds it into an appraisal system and then tallies properties to come up with a fair and just market value.

The Okeechobee Property Appraiser does not levy taxes. This is the jurisdiction of the Taxing Authority. To levy taxes is a three step process. First the Okeechobee Home Appraiser gathers all information and feeds into its system thereby assessing a market value for the property. The taxing authority then levies and tax as per the annual budget and the tax collector collects the taxes. Hence, the Okeechobee Appraiser plays a pivotal role in the tax structure but does not fix taxes.

The Okeechobee County Property Appraiser’s office assesses all kind of land namely, real, tangible, pasture, farm and citrus land. There are various guidelines set for the Okeechobee Property Appraiser to gather information. For example, agricultural land needs to be in rural area, it needs to be producing agricultural output as per the State Law. The Okeechobee Home Appraisal makes sure that all these criteria are met before classifying any land as agricultural. Other points to keep in mind for classification of agricultural land are:-

1. Owner should be citizen of the United States of America and domicile of that County
2. Owner marital status, prior and present employment must be filed with the Okeechobee County Property Appraiser
3. All agricultural land must be used for the purpose of agriculture only and the produce should benefit the economy

Homestead Exemption

The Okeechobee County Property Appraiser’s office is responsible for filing petitions for exemptions. Here are some who qualify for the Homestead Exemption under the Florida State:-

• Widows and Widowers
• Army Personnel
• Disabled persons
• Blind person (total disability)
• Permanent disability

Under this Exemption the Okeechobee Property Appraiser helps the owner with necessary documentation and files the petition between January 1st and March 1st. By chance if the owner misses on these dates then the Okeechobee County Property Appraiser’s office may be able to file the petition for that particular year with a late or otherwise this petition will be filed for the following year.

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