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Are you able to file a Homestead on a rental property?

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@Joshua Pfaff  No. And if/when you get caught, they will throw in tons of fines.  My dad thought he would be smart and homestead a rental, got caught and basically paid double the homestead exemption in fines and back taxed.

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