Broward property appraiser: Deerfield Beach property values rise, owner-alert program aims to stop title fraud

Broward County Property Appraiser Marty Carey told Deerfield Beach commissioners Aug. 5 that property values and taxable rolls in the city have risen and urged residents to review mailed notices and sign up for a county “owner alert” that notifies owners of title changes.

Carey said the county will mail Truth in Millage notices later in August that “every single resident of Deerfield Beach is gonna get” and urged residents who suspect an assessment error or missing exemptions to call his office by Sept. 17. He described two value measures: “market value” and “taxable value,” and said the taxable roll drives what local taxing authorities set with millage rates. Carey told the commission the city’s taxable value rose from about $11,258,000,000 in 2024 to about $12,146,000,000 — a 7.89% increase. He also said Deerfield’s…