Florida Proposed Rules

Purpose:    The purpose of the amendments to Rule 12D-16.002, F.A.C., is to implement statutory changes enacted by 2024 legislation. The draft rule amendments incorporate by reference a new form, amendments to eight forms, and the repeal of two obsolete forms.

Amend Form DR-416. Clarifies instructions for the physician's certification of a patient's total and permanent disability as provided in section 196.101, F.S., as amended by section 14, Chapter 2024-02, L.O.F.

Amend Form DR-453. Adds additional statutes that require a notice of tax lien to recover unpaid taxes for property that received an exemption or assessment limitation when the property was not entitled to the exemption or limitation, as amended by sections 4, 7, 9, 11 and 12, Chapter 2024-158, L.O.F

Amend Form DR-487. Adds that proof of publication on a website be provided by a school district that advertises its intent to adopt a tentative budget on a publicly accessible website as provided in section 200.065(2)(f), F.S., as amended by section 1, Chapter 2024-159, L.O.F.

Amend Form DR-501. Adds provisions to reflect that penalty and interest are not due, and when back taxes are due, if a homestead exemption is granted because of a clerical mistake or omission by the property appraiser as provided in section 196.011(9)(a) and (b), F.S., as amended by section 9, Chapter 2024-158, L.O.F.

Amend Form DR-501PGP. Adds provisions to reflect that penalty and interest are not due, and when back taxes are due, if a reduction in assessment for living quarters of parents or grandparents is granted because of a clerical mistake or omission by the property appraiser as provided in section 193.703(7), as amended by section 7, Chapter 2024-158, L.O.F.

Changes made from the stricken draft to the current draft Form DR-501PGP: Corrected instructions to change "homestead exemption" to "assessment limitation" and updated the statute citations.

Create new Form DR-501V. Provides a new form for property appraisers to use to provide tentative eligibility verification for property exemptions to certain veterans and surviving spouses after the purchase of a homestead property as provided in section 196.092, F.S., created by Chapter 2024-217 , L.O.F.

Amend Form DR-504AFH. Expands Section D., Newly Constructed Multifamily Project Exemption, to include in the exemption projects in an area of critical state concern that contain 10 or more units dedicated to affordable housing as provided in section 196.1978(3), F.S., as amended by section 13, Chapter 2024-158, L.O.F.

Amend Form DR-504CS. Removes the requirement to annually apply for exemption as a charter school property, adds the requirement for the owner of lessee of property used as a charter school to notify the property appraiser when use of the property changes the exempt status, and provides the penalties for receiving the exemption when not entitled to the exemption, as provided in section 196.0911(5), F.S., as added by section 4, Chapter 2024-101, L.O.F.

Amend Form DR-505. Expands the errors and insolvencies report issued by tax collectors to the board of county commissioners after the tax certificate sale has ended to include federal bankruptcies, properties in which taxes are below the minimum tax bill, and properties assigned to the list of lands available for taxes as provided in section 2, Chapter 2024-91, L.O.F.

Repeal expired Forms DR-5002 and DR-5003. Repeals obsolete forms which expired January 1, 2024, as reflected in section 5, Chapter 2024-3, L.O.F.