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Homeowners may qualify for storm funds
If hurricane damage made homes uninhabitable for at least 60 days, Citrus property owners could get up to $1,500.
By Times Staff
Published February 7, 2005
Property Appraiser Melanie Hensley is reminding Citrus residents that they might be eligible for two forms of financial assistance if their homes were damaged during the storms last year.
There is $20-million in hurricane relief available statewide for Florida property owners who claim a homestead exemption. Citrus property owners could be eligible for up to $1,500 if their homes were uninhabitable for 60 days or more as a result of hurricane damage, Hensley's office said in a news release.
The financial assistance would be based on the number of days the home was uninhabitable, multiplied by a daily proportion of the 2004 tax that was levied on the home. The home must have a valid 2004 Florida homestead exemption.
Applications for this relief are due to the Property Appraiser's Office by March 1; approved applicants will get the money in June.
In addition, $15-million is available for Florida mobile home owners who bought replacement mobile homes because their original homes suffered major damage in the storms. Residents are eligible to receive up to $1,500.
The amount of relief would be based on sales tax paid on the replacement mobile home, the news release said. Applications are due to the Property Appraiser's Office by May 1; recipients will get the money in July.
Applications are available at the Property Appraiser's Office, by calling 341-6600, or at www.pa.citrus.fl.us
The money is part of the larger, $185-million hurricane relief program that the Legislature approved in December.
For information about the hurricane relief program, visit the Property Appraiser's Office Web site.
The state also has $150-million available to help Floridians who were required to pay more than one insurance deductible when their property was damaged by repeated storms. For information about that, call toll-free at 1-800-227-8676 or check www.flfds.com
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