The Property Appraiser mails Homestead Exemption application forms and qualification guidelines to persons who bought homes during the current year. The Florida homestead exemption is a property tax break that's offered based on your home's assessed value and provides exemptions within a certain value limit.File the signed application for exemption with the county property appraiser. Signature, property appraiser or deputy. Date. You are in the process of filing a petition with the Value Adjustment Board (the "VAB") to request a tax exemption or property classification for 2018. This. All legal Florida residents are eligible for a Homestead Exemption on their homes, condominiums, co-op apartments, and certain mobile home lots if they qualify. By law, a homestead exemption is not transferable. If you move, your homestead exemption does not automatically follow you to your new residence. You cannot be claiming or receiving any type of tax exemption on any other property in the U.S.. 4. For homeowners in MiamiDade County, the Homestead Exemption is a gamechanger.