Methodology and corrections

County values

• County just value (tax roll) — not a market value. Florida property appraisers set a just value for every parcel as of January 1 of each tax-roll year, for property-tax purposes. Dwello shows the figure the county published; when the record carries the roll year, the page shows it (for example “tax roll, Jan 1 2026”).
• County assessed value (tax roll). Just value after Florida’s assessment caps, such as Save Our Homes for homesteads and the cap on non-homestead property. A cap can reset when a property sells.
• Taxable value. Assessed value minus exemptions, such as the homestead exemption.

Dwello does not adjust, estimate or model these numbers, and it never says a property is over- or under-priced. Ask a licensed appraiser or agent what a home would sell for today.

Living area and lot size

“Living area” is the heated building area from the county record. Land area is shown separately as “Lot size” (acres, and square feet for smaller lots). When a record has no building data, the page shows no living area, bedrooms or bathrooms.

Sales

Sale dates and prices come from the county record. Transfers recorded under $1,000 are shown as nominal transfers: they are usually title changes (family transfers, corrections, quitclaims), not priced sales. Where the county codes a sale, “improved property” means there was a building on the parcel at the sale and “vacant land at sale” means there was not.

Owners of record

The owner shown is the owner of record exactly as the county property appraiser lists it. County records can lag a recent deed by weeks or months. Owner contact details (members only) come from public filings such as the Florida Division of Corporations and county mailing addresses.

Flood zones and NFIP claims

• The FEMA flood zone code (for example “AE” or “X”) is taken from FEMA’s National Flood Hazard Layer at the parcel’s location, with the Special Flood Hazard Area flag and the map’s effective date when FEMA provides them. Dwello does not add its own risk rating to FEMA’s zones. A Letter of Map Amendment or Revision (LOMA/LOMR) can change a lot’s status; check FEMA’s Map Service Center for the official map.
• When no FEMA zone is on file for a parcel, the page shows “FEMA flood zone: not on file yet”. A missing zone is never shown as low risk.
• NFIP claims come from FEMA’s OpenFEMA redacted claims data, counted for the whole ZIP code. They are ZIP-wide and say nothing about whether a particular home has flooded.

Freshness

Each parcel page shows when its record was last refreshed. The data sources page lists each county’s source, the latest tax year in its value history and last refresh date.

Corrections and opt-out

• A value, owner or sale is wrong in the county record. Contact the county property appraiser (links on the data sources page). If you disagree with your assessment, Florida’s process is to talk to the property appraiser and, if needed, petition your county Value Adjustment Board by the deadline on your TRIM notice. Dwello picks up the correction at the next refresh.
• Dwello shows something the county record doesn’t say. Use “Report wrong data” on the property in the map, or email privacy@dwello.me with the parcel link.
• Owner contact details. Email privacy@dwello.me with the phone number or email address to remove and we stop showing it in owner contact results.
• Confidential owners. If your information is exempt under Florida’s public-records law (for example s. 119.071, Florida Statutes), ask the county property appraiser to apply the exemption, then email privacy@dwello.me with the parcel link and we will review your request.