HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION: Click here to file for Homestead Exemption online Note: requires Internet Explorer 5.0 or newer. The Taxpayer Relief Act provides for property tax reduction allocations to be distributed to school districts through a "homestead or farmstead exclusion."Contact your local property appraiser if you have questions about your exemption. File the signed application for exemption with the county property appraiser. Portability gives a property owner the ability to move from one homestead to another homestead and not be taxed out of that homestead. Florida exempts a portion of a Florida homestead from ad valorem tax. This could save a taxpayer a few hundred dollars a year. The filing deadline is March 1, of tax year. The deadline to file for homestead exemption is March 1st of the current tax year. The mission of the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) is to foster opportunities for businesses to grow and for communities to succeed.