To:                   Volusia County Property Owners 

From:               Morgan B. Gilreath, Jr.
                        Volusia County Property Appraiser      

 Subject:           Hurricane Tax Relief provides for:

 1.         Partial Property Tax refunds on Homesteaded Single Family or Mobile Home properties damaged by the 2004 Hurricanes.

 2.         Partial Sales Tax refunds on Mobile Home properties purchased as replacements homes as a result of the 2004 Hurricanes.

 You may qualify if you can answer “yes” to these questions: 

• Did you have a homestead exemption in 2004 and did your residential building sustain hurricane damage to the extent that it was uninhabitable for 60 days or more?

• Did your mobile home sustain hurricane damage and did you purchase a replacement mobile home?  If so, you may be eligible for partial sales tax reimbursement, if this was your permanent residence and you are a permanent resident of Florida.

 You may only apply for one of the above reimbursements.

 An application must be filed at one of Volusia County Property Appraiser’s office by March 1, 2005, for property tax refunds and by May 1, 2005, for sales tax refunds.

 You can complete an application at any of our four offices, telephone us and we will mail you an application or click HERE to download the application.  Be sure to include supporting documentation such as hotel bills, insurance estimates, repair estimates, bills related to work completed and any other information you have to support your claim.  For sales tax reimbursement, please submit a copy of the invoice reflecting sales tax paid in addition to the other supporting documentation.

 Sincerely,

 Morgan B Gilreath, Jr., M.A., A.S.A., C.F.A.
Volusia County Property Appraiser