Apply for a Senior Citizen Discount for Your Trash Bill

We offer a senior citizen discount for trash service on our annual solid waste disposal assessment. If your property is billed for an accessory dwelling, we also offer an exemption for additional collection/disposal charges to qualified applicants. This assessment fee is included as part of your annual property tax bill, which is mailed to you on November 1 each year.

• Lowers your annual fee for trash service
  • See current regular and discounted fees

 Senior Citizens Solid Waste Discount

• Only one solid waste senior citizen discount per single family residential household
  • If  you are a senior citizen and also have an eligible accessory dwelling, you may qualify for both the senior discount and the accessory dwelling exemption
• At least 65 years of age by January of the following calendar year
• Own and live in the single residential unit you list on your senior citizen discount application
  • Your name must appear on your annual tax bill
• Located within our solid waste service area
• Apply on or before August 1 of the current calendar year 
  • Application found in the How To section

Accessory Dwelling Exemption

• The primary dwelling must be homesteaded by the applicant
• The accessory dwelling:
  • must be occupied by a natural or adoptive parent, grandparent, great grandparent of one of the parcel owner(s)
  • the occupant must be 65 years of age or older and must obtain from a physician a certificate stating that such occupant has a disability requiring assistance with daily living activities
  • must be separate from the single family residence and not greater than 900 square feet unless a variance is approved
• Apply on or before May 1 of the current calendar year 
  • Application found in the How To section

Accessory Dwelling Disability Exemption

• The primary dwelling must be homesteaded by the applicant
• The accessory dwelling:
  • must be occupied by a natural or adoptive parent, grandparent, great grandparent, child, stepchild, grandchild or sibling of one of the parcel owner(s)
  • the occupant must be 18 years of age or older and must obtain from a physician a certificate stating that such occupant has a disability requiring assistance with daily living activities
  • must be separate from the single family residence and not greater than 900 square feet unless a variance is approved
• Apply on or before May 1 of the current calendar year 
  • Application found in the How To section

• Once approved,  in November you will see the reduced fee on your property tax bill as a non-ad valorem assessment
• Renewals are as follows:
  • Senior Citizens discount - you do not have to apply again unless you move, sell your home, or change the status of the ownership or occupancy of your home 
  • Accessory Dwelling discount - you must apply annually to renew the discount
• We reserve the right to randomly audit all discount and exemption applications

1. Gather the following information:
2. Complete the appropriate application
   • Senior Citizen's Discount Application (you own the property) - online form
   • Accessory Dwelling Exemption Application - online form
     
   • Accessory Dwelling Disability Exemption Application (fillable)* | Accessory Dwelling Disability Exemption Application (printable)
     • For the disability exemption, you must print out the form and bring it to your doctor to fill in the Physician Certification section
     • Options to submit the disability form:
       • By email
         • PublicUtilities@HCFLGov.net
       • By mail:
         • Hillsborough County Solid Waste Management
           Attention: Francene Ross Lewis (Solid Waste Assessments)
           P.O. Box 89637
           Tampa, FL 33689-0410

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