Changing Your Property Information

Changing Your Property Information To request changes to a property's information, follow the required instructions. Ownership or Title Change, Name Change, Address Change, Address Blocking Property Ownership or Title Change The Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County reviews all ownership changes properly recorded in the Clerk of the Court and Comptroller's Recorder's Office. The ownership transfer is typically processed between 4 and 8 weeks, but may take up to 12 weeks. If more than 12 weeks have passed since the deed was recorded at the Clerk of the Court and Comptroller's Recorder's Office, please provide the Property Appraiser with the following information: Official Recording Book and Page Folio Number of the property The information may be emailed to [email protected], mailed or hand delivered to either of our two offices. The Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County does not verify ownership, but can confirm the owner of record through the Property Search Application. Name Change Fixing Misspelled Names on the Notice Our records must spell the name exactly as identified on the deed. Please check your deed. If your deed is incorrect, you should contact the attorney who drafted the deed to correct this error. If your deed is correct and our records are wrong, mail a copy of the recorded deed asking for a name correction to: Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County 111 NW 1st Street Suite 710 Miami, FL 33128-1984 Notice is in Previous Owner's Name The Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County reviews all ownership changes properly recorded in the Clerk of the Court and Comptroller's Recorder's Office. The ownership transfer is typically processed between 4 and 8 weeks, but may take up to 12 weeks. If more than 12 weeks have passed since the deed was recorded at the Clerk of the Court and Comptroller's Recorder's Office, please provide the Property Appraiser with the following information: Official Recording Book and Page Folio Number of the property The information may be emailed to [email protected], mailed or hand delivered to either of our two offices. The Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County does not verify ownership, but can confirm the owner of record through the Property Search Application. Address Change Mailing Address Change Arising out of concerns about identity theft and other forms of fraud, the Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County has introduced a new security feature in the way it processes requests for mailing address changes. If the request is being made in person at one of our offices, bring the Mailing Address Change form and the owner's Driver's License or State-issued ID. If the request is being made via mail, please include the Mailing Address Change form and a photocopy of the owner's Driver's License or State-issued ID and mail it to: Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County 111 NW 1st Street Suite 710 Miami, FL 33128-1984 You may send in a letter on company letterhead advising the Property Appraiser of the new mailing address. The letter must also contain the following: Folio number Letter must be signed by an officer of the company Must contain the language that this authorization will stay in effect until the Property Appraiser is notified in writing Property Address Change The county or municipal department that issues building permits for a property is responsible for assigning the address(es). With written authorization from that department, the Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County can change a property address. Property owners must contact the department that issues permits to request and obtain the required authorization. Exception: If the address on a permit differs from what is on the Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County computer, a change will be made with a copy of the permit. Vacant land is assigned an address when a building permit is issued. Address Blocking The Property Search function allows access to public information recorded on the tax rolls of Miami-Dade County. However, Florida Statutes 119.071 provides for an exemption from public disclosure to certain agencies and individuals from public records. Those individuals who qualify must: Fill out the Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County's Public Records Exemption Request form. Provide proof of employment in the eligible agency, such as a copy of your identification badge with the agency's name or other similar proof Apply on home address. In addition to filing a request with the Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County, qualifying personnel may want to also consider filing with the Miami-Dade Clerk of the Court and Comptroller and/or the Water and Sewer Department. Please fill out the Clerk of the Court and Comptroller's Request for Confidentiality form and mail it to: Miami-Dade Clerk of the Court and Comptroller 22 NW 1st Street Miami, FL 33128 And/or fill out the Water and Sewer Department's Account Information Blocking form and mail it to: Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department Customer Service Division 3071 SW 38th Avenue Miami, FL 33146 As an alternative, your agency may submit a list of eligible individuals on agency letterhead with their names, addresses, titles and the parcel identification (folio) number of the property identified with each individual. Mail the completed form to: Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County 111 NW 1st Street Suite 710 Miami, FL 33128-1984 Release or Cancellation of Exempt Information If you have previously requested that qualifying information maintained by the Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County be exempted from public disclosure, pursuant to section 119.071 of the Florida Statutes, you may use the Release of Information Exempt form to grant your representative access to such information or cancel your previous request.