§ 10-61. Definitions.

For purposes of this article the following definitions shall apply:

Assets means cash, checking and savings account, certificates of deposit, equity value of real property other than the property for which relief is sought, cash surrender value of all life insurance, value of all vehicles in excess of one, stocks, bonds, and the value of any beneficial interest in a trust.

Gross income means income which includes gross wages and salary, child support, alimony, unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, veterans benefits, social security/social security income benefits, pensions or annuities, dividends, interest, income from estates or trusts, net rental income, gross income from self-employment, and contributions from any source.

Household means the applicant and all family members and individuals residing in the unit.

Non-ad valorem assessment means those assessments, levied against real property, which are collected by the county tax collector pursuant to the provisions of section 197.3631 et seq., Florida Statutes.

Qualified individuals means those individuals who meet the income and asset criteria for eligibility established by resolution of the board of county commissioners.

Qualified real property is any parcel of real property upon which homestead exemption has been granted for the appropriate year pursuant to chapter 196, Florida Statutes, and which comprises three (3) acres or less in area.

(Ord. No. 90-11, § 2, 6-19-90; Ord. No. 95-1, § 1, 1-3-95; Ord. No. 16-29, § 1, 9-20-2016)