Apply for a Property Tax Refund due to a Catastrophic Event (Form DR-465 / PC-465)
The loss or damage to your home due to a calamity (hurricane, fire, or otherwise) is a devastating experience. If you have been displaced from your home for more than 30 days due to a catastrophe, you may be eligible for a partial property tax refund for the year in which the catastrophic event happened.
Property values and tax bills for the current tax year are based on values as of January 1. While the current year tax bill will not be reduced, residential property owners are eligible for a partial property tax refund due to damage associated with a catastrophic event if certain conditions are met:
- The property must be rendered uninhabitable from damage associated with a hurricane or other catastrophic event for a minimum of 30 days from the date of the event.
- The owner must provide our office a completed form DR-465/PC-465 Application for Catastrophic Event Tax Refund as per Section 197.319, Florida Statutes Apply online below.
- The application must be accompanied by supporting documentation showing the real property could not be inhabited after the catastrophic event, to include utility bills, insurance claims, contractor statements, permit applications, or certificates of occupancy.
- The filing deadline is March 1 in the year immediately following the catastrophic event.
- The owner is responsible for timely paying all property taxes owed by March 31 before the refund can be issued. View your tax bill status on the Pinellas County Tax Collector's website.
Once you have applied and met the requirements for the refund, it will take a minimum of 4-6 weeks to issue the refund (the process starts with the Property Appraiser and ends with the Tax Collector issuing the refund).
Refunds will be issued to the property owner after confirmation that all of the above conditions have been met.
If you were impacted by the 2024 hurricanes Debby, Helene or Milton, the extended deadline of September 12, 2025, has passed.
Please review the following if you believe you are eligible to apply:
- Read the instructions, documentation required and refund calculations carefully.
- You will need to provide supporting documentation showing the real property could not be inhabited following the date of the catastrophic event.
- Please submit up to 10 photos that best show the type and extent of damage your property incurred,
- Also provide a utility bill, insurance claim, contractor statement, permit application, or certificate of occupancy.
If you have more questions regarding storm damage, please visit our Storm Damage FAQs page.
