Miami-Dade County property owners who received Homestead Exemption on their primary residence need to be aware that upon renting their property or portions of their property through homesharing or collaborative consumption companies such as AirBnB, may be committing homestead fraud.
Improperly claiming Homestead Exemption will result in tax liens up to 10 years taxes, plus a 50% penalty, and 15% interest.
For more details and laws governing Homestead Exemption, call 305-375-4712.
Suspected Homestead Exemption fraud may be reported to the Property Appraisal Homestead Exemption Investigation Unit by calling 305-375-3402 or by reporting through our online form.
Originally published at https://www.miamidade.gov/global/news-item.page?Mduid_news=news1490967450379438
