File for Homestead Online
Completing your application at home and returning it by mail can save you travel time and money.
Please follow these steps:
Citrus County Property Appraiser Attn: Homestead Dept 210 N. Apopka Ave. Suite 200 Inverness FL 34450
Inverness Courthouse Annex 210 N. Apopka Ave., Suite 200 Inverness, FL 34450 Inverness Google Map Office Hours Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Phone - 352-341-6600
Crystal River West Citrus Center 1540 North Meadowcrest Blvd Suite 400 Crystal River, FL 34429 Crystal River Google Map Office Hours Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Phone - 352-341-6600
Both offices are fully staffed to help you in a timely manner. Prior to your visit review the required documentation If you should have any questions, please feel free to contact our office by email or phone.
ccpaweb@citruspa.org
*under Florida law email addresses are public records. if you do not want your email address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity, instead contact this office by phone or in writing*
With portability you can transfer your SOH savings from your old homestead to your new one. The savings amount is equal to the difference between the old home’s market value and its assessed value, up to a maximum of $500,000. If you are moving to a more-expensive homestead, you will benefit from the entire savings amount. If you are moving to a less-expensive one, you will benefit proportionately.
If you received the homestead exemption in the prior three years on a home that you sold or otherwise abandoned and have purchased a new home by January 1, you are eligible to take some or all of the benefit of “Save Our Homes” to your new home.
In order to receive this benefit, you must file a “Transfer of Homestead Assessment Difference” form, DR-501T by March 1, with the property appraiser in the county where the new homestead is located for the transfer of the “Save Our Home” benefit to your new homestead. Once the form is submitted the property appraiser in the new homestead county will obtain a certificate of transfer from the property appraiser in the count in which the original homestead was located.
If you have already applied for your new Homestead Exemption you must also apply for the “portability” portion.