Official Florida Residents
 

Closed on our house in Hemingway on Tuesday.
Plan to move in by the end of May.
Surrendered our NY plates and got Florida licenses today.
Guess we ain't New Yorkers anymore:sigh::sad:

Congratulations!!
 

Congratulations!!! Good luck to you, you must be so excited!! :pepper2:

I am jealous! :cryin2:.

Whalen:

NYS is a major pain, just moving to Florida is not enough for Gov. Patterson. You have to change "Domicile" or NYS will still expect it's pound of flesh.

I envy you and look forward to the day I can also become a Floridian.

Congratulations

Congratulations..... We're coming up on our one year anniversary here and love it. Met a lot of friendly people, always something to do, and cost of living much less.

Enjoy

Very Happy for you both. I look forward to meeting you someday in TV. Party at Kathies!!!!

Whalen...congrats!

Mel, can you explain? I will be retiring shortly, and maintaining 2 homes - NY & FL. I expect to be 7 month in FL, the rest in NY. I will have FL plates, license, etc. What else do I need to do?

Thank you all.
Honk when you pass the 9th hole of Kilimanjaro on Odel, I'll be on the lanai across the street.:pepper2::pepper2::pepper2:

Voter registration.
Apply for homestead in Florida. (Only can have in one state)

Ouuuu Kathie I sure hope you are right!!! Thanks...if you think I will be next...maybe that will bring me good luck!!! :highfive:
P.S. Kathie...I received the map today...now I can find Heavenly Hadley!! :thumbup:

Also keep a dairy of time spent in/out of NY.
NY tries to hold on to live taxpayers as long as it can, diaries and receipts are good proof of where you are and when.

Hi Welcome to TV,next is saying your a frog!! Here till you croak!!!! Smile and Be Happy Mary

Steve:

Basically you have to sever all ties to NYS. Bank and Brokerage accounts should be out of Fl. and make sure if you keep a house in NY you give up the STAR exemption. Obviously you have to change you voter registration and auto and drivers license.

BTW NYS will still consider you a resident even if you live out of state for 7 months, NYS may not agree with you, NYS requires a change in Domicile.

I did the research on google over a year ago so I don't have more details. But it is tricky enough that I will probably get advise from an Attorney in NY when time comes for us to change.

Hi Whalen,

Congrats! We are in as well. So glad to be here.

for those of you playing Havana ...we are near the tee box on Kenya #5.

Kate

And congrats to you too!
We're up to our a---s in house stuff.
We'll meet soon,
Gail & Dave