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Old 07-07-2021, 09:59 AM
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Default 6 months and a day is for income tax relief
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Originally Posted by Ben Franklin View Post
Don't know anything about NY taxes, but if your home isn't homesteaded in NY, then you can homestead here in Florida, but you missed this years homestead exemption, as I believe you must have owned the property on January 1st and filed by the end of March. All you need to do is register to vote and and have a FL driving license and then apply for a homestead.
I know this will come as a shock to many, but you don't have to live here any amount of time. The 6 months and a day rumor is a falsehood. Source: The man who was responsible for getting Homesteading passed, Ken Wilkinson
The 6 months and a day rule applies to avoiding income taxes.