Honorable Bill Donegan, CFA

Orange County Property Appraiser

Office of the Property Appraiser Overview

Office of the Property Appraiser Overview

The Office of the Property Appraiser is created and established by the Constitution of the State of Florida[Article VIII, Section 1(d)].

Elected Constitutional Officer.

Responsible directly to the people. Promotes accountability and transparency in the ad valorem tax roll process.

Property Appraiser Responsibilities Place a fair and equitable Just Market Value on all

Real and Tangible Personal Property for ad valorem taxation.

Administer all exemptions authorized by Florida Law.

Prepare and submit to the State Department of Revenue an annual assessment roll which complies with Constitution and State mandate standards.

Administer the TRIM notices.

Maintain the County Base Map.

OCPA Divisional OCPA Divisional OrganizationOrganization130 Staff130 StaffAdministrative ServicesCustomer ServiceExemptions

Homestead Compliance

Tangible Personal PropertyReal Estate Assessments

Residential Commercial

Real Estate Services Deeds and Research / Cadastral Mapping / Permits / AG

Information Technology IT Operations / CAMA , GIS, and WEB Programming / Tax

Roll Services

2006 Final Tax Roll Statistics 407,954 Real Property Parcels

270,339 Residential 62,089 Condominium & Timeshare 12,918 Commercial and Industrial 47,937 Vacant 1,988 Agricultural 63,344 Tangible Personal Property Accounts

Total Just Value: $127.8 Billion Total Taxable Value: $92.3 Billion Just Market Value Increased $26 Billion, or 25.6% over 2005

Taxable Value Increased $17 Billion, or 22.6% over 2005

New construction added over $3.5 Billion in taxable value

2007 Tax Roll as of Today2007 Tax Roll as of Today

421,000 Real Property Parcels Up 13,000 over 2006 and still climbing

Residential New Construction up 3.2 Billion 40,021 Residential Sales in 2006 1.9 Billion in value coming off the SOH Cap

Commercial New Construction up 1.1 Billion

$ 400,000

$ 300,000

$ 200,000

$ 100,000

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Tax Dollars Returned due to Homestead Non-Compliance

$ 370,983$ 352,641

Thank You

Gracias

Honorable Bill Donegan, CFA

Orange County Property Appraiser