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The Honorable J. Hal Chewning, Jr. Dixie County Property Appraiser Post Office Box 260 Cross City, Florida 32628-0260

Dear Mr. Chewning:

You have asked for my opinion on substantially the following question:

Can an individual serving on active military duty meet the residency requirements for the tax exemption for homesteads in Dixie County while serving outside the State of Florida if the service member's official home of record at the time of enlistment was in another county and the service member had no title to property in Dixie County at the time of entry into active duty?

In sum:

A military…