Duval County, Florida Homestead Exemption: Deadline & How to Apply (2026)
The homestead exemption filing deadline in Duval County, Florida is March 1, according to Property Appraiser, City of Jacksonville (Duval County).
The deadline to file timely for the 2025 Tax Roll is March 1, 2025.
What to do now
- Check you qualify — Duval County applies the requirements Property Appraiser, City of Jacksonville (Duval County) publishes, not a national rule.
- Open the application Property Appraiser, City of Jacksonville (Duval County) publishes: https://www.coj.net/departments/property-appraiser/forms
- File it with Property Appraiser, City of Jacksonville (Duval County) by March 1.
Who qualifies in Duval County
Applicants must own and occupy the home as their permanent residence as of January 1 to receive the $25,000 base exemption. The page also names Armed Forces/Deployed Active Duty Military, Blindness, Disability, Disabled Veteran, Senior Citizen, Service-Connected Total and Permanent Disability, Totally and Permanently Disabled, Widow/Widower, and First Responder exemptions.
The deadline, and what happens if you miss it
March 1. The same calendar date every year.
If you file late
Late filing is permitted through early September; Florida law sets the late-filing deadline as the 25th day following the mailing of the Notices of Proposed Property Taxes (TRIM), typically mailed mid-August.
Do you have to re-apply each year?
No — once granted it continues while you own and occupy the home. Moving ends it, and the new home needs its own application.
The form, and where to file it
- The office: Property Appraiser, City of Jacksonville (Duval County)
- The application: www.coj.net
- Filing online: homestead.coj.net
We link the county's own file rather than hosting a copy of it. A copy goes out of date the day the county edits it; the county's own file does not.
What gets Duval County applications rejected
Unlike everything above, this list carries no source. It is our own reading of what this county's material emphasises, written to be useful rather than authoritative — treat it as a checklist, not as Property Appraiser, City of Jacksonville (Duval County)'s rules.
- Filing a paper DR-501 by mail instead of using the dedicated homestead.coj.net online filing system
- Not updating a Florida driver's license or vehicle registration to the Duval property address before applying
- Assuming the automatic January 1 renewal covers a property that changed ownership or use during the year
- Missing the narrow window between the March 1 timely deadline and the TRIM-notice-driven late-filing cutoff in early September
- Retaining a residency-based exemption or benefit on a property outside Duval County or outside Florida
- Not applying separately for the First Responder or Disabled Veteran exemptions, assuming the base homestead application covers them automatically
Duval County homestead exemption questions
- When is the homestead exemption deadline in Duval County?
- March 1 — Property Appraiser, City of Jacksonville (Duval County) puts it this way: “The deadline to file timely for the 2025 Tax Roll is March 1, 2025.” The same calendar date every year. We read that sentence on 2026-08-04.
- Who do I file my Duval County homestead exemption with?
- You file with Property Appraiser, City of Jacksonville (Duval County), not with us and not with the state. Its own site is https://www.coj.net/departments/property-appraiser, and everything on this page was read from there or from a page it links.
- Which form does Duval County want?
- The application Property Appraiser, City of Jacksonville (Duval County) publishes is at https://www.coj.net/departments/property-appraiser/forms. We link it rather than hosting a copy, because a copy goes stale the day the county edits it and the county's own file does not.
- What happens if I miss the Duval County deadline?
- Late filing in this county: Late filing is permitted through early September; Florida law sets the late-filing deadline as the 25th day following the mailing of the Notices of Proposed Property Taxes (TRIM), typically mailed mid-August.
- Who qualifies for the homestead exemption in Duval County?
- In short: Applicants must own and occupy the home as their permanent residence as of January 1 to receive the $25,000 base exemption. The page also names Armed Forces/Deployed Active Duty Military, Blindness, Disability, Disabled Veteran, Senior Citizen, Service-Connected Total and Permanent Disability, Totally and Permanently Disabled, Widow/Widower, and First Responder exemptions.
- Can I file online in Duval County?
- Yes — Property Appraiser, City of Jacksonville (Duval County) publishes an online entry point at https://homestead.coj.net/WebForm1.aspx. The paper form linked above is the alternative if the portal will not take your application.
- Do I have to re-apply every year in Duval County?
- No. Once Property Appraiser, City of Jacksonville (Duval County) grants it, the exemption stays with the property while you own and occupy it. Moving house does end it, and the new home needs its own application.
Remind me before the next Duval County deadline
Not open yet. Email reminders are the thing this site is being built to do, and the sending side is not finished. There is no form here on purpose: we would rather show you an empty space than take an address we cannot yet write to.
When it opens it will be one address and one county, a confirmation email you have to click before anything else is ever sent, and three reminders a year at most. No advertising, and nothing sold on.
Other counties, and the Florida rule
- Florida homestead exemption: the state rule
- Miami-Dade County homestead exemption deadline
- Broward County homestead exemption deadline
- Palm Beach County homestead exemption deadline
- Hillsborough County homestead exemption deadline
- Orange County homestead exemption deadline
- Pinellas County homestead exemption deadline
- Every county deadline we hold, in one table
- When is the Florida homestead exemption deadline?
Sources
- Deadline: www.coj.net, read
- Office: Property Appraiser, City of Jacksonville (Duval County)
- Application form: www.coj.net
What this site is
HomesteadDeadlines is not a government website and is not affiliated with any appraisal district, assessor’s office or county tax office.
Applying for a homestead exemption with your county is free. We do not file it for you, we do not charge you anything, and we never ask you to pay to apply.
Deadlines and eligibility are set by Property Appraiser, City of Jacksonville (Duval County) and are governed by its current notices. This page was verified on 2026-08-04.