The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to owner occupied vacation rentals or property which qualifies as homestead under the Florida Constitution and Florida law. Any person desiring to qualify for the exemption herein shall file an affidavit in substantially the following form:
"Affidavit of Exemption"
State of
County
Before me the undersigned authority personally appeared (hereinafter the "Owner") who upon oath deposes and states:
1. I am over the age of 18 and competent to make this Affidavit.
2. I own the following real property in the Town of Melbourne Beach, Brevard County, State of Florida:
(Legal description and Street Address)
3. Check one or both as applicable:
( ) I currently occupy the property described in Paragraph 2 above and have resided on this property continuously and uninterruptedly from (date) to the date of this Affidavit.
Or
( ) I have applied for and received the homestead tax exemption as to the above-described property, that is the tax identification parcel number of this property, and that the undersigned has resided on this property continuously and uninterruptedly from (date) to the date of this Affidavit.
4. The purpose of this Affidavit is to qualify for exemption from the Chapter 74 of the Town of Melbourne Beach Code of Ordinances regulating Vacation Rentals.
Sworn to (or affirmed) and subscribed before me by means of or online notarization, this day of (year) by "Notary".
(Ord. 2020-02, adopted 5-20-20)