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Water |
City of Fort Lauderdale
954-828-5150
Customer Service 954-828-8000 |
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Electricity |
FPL
Broward County Tel : 954-797-5000
Hearing / Speech Impaired: 1-800-432-6554 (Tty/Tdd)
Hours: 24 hours a day seven days a week. |
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Gas |
Florida public utilities co. (gas)
325 North East 2nd Street , Delray Beach , Florida 33483-4522
Tel: 561-278-2636, fax: 561-278-5537 |
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Phone |
Ordering, Billing, and Other Services 1.888.757.6500
BellSouth® FastAccess® Internet Service 1.888.321.2375
En espanol Todas las Regiones 1.800.837.1563 |
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Cable T.V. |
Comcast Phone Numbers
Customer Service: 800-568-1212
Local Office: 954-252-1937 |
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Garbage |
Waste and Recycling Services 954-765-4202
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Emergency |
| Broward County Sheriff's Office 954-831-8900 |
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Hospitals |
Northwest Medical Center - FL
Telephone: (954) 974-0400
Plantation General Hospital
Telephone: (954) 321-4062
University Hospital and Medical Center
Telephone: (954) 721-2200 |
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Vehicle Registration |
Hours: 8:30AM - 5:00PM
1600 W. Hillsboro Blvd. , Room # 181, Deerfield Beach , Florida
Tel: 954-765-5050 |
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Driver's Licences |
14750 S. Military Trail, Suite C-3, Delray Beach , Florida
(NE corner OF Atlantic Ave & Military in the back mall)
Tel: 561-681-6333
Hours 7AM-6PM
1754 West Hillsboro Blvd , Deerfield Beach , Florida
(South eastern corner OF Military & Hillsburo)
Informaton Tel: 954-429-8770, Appointment Tel: 954-429-8778
A FLORIDA DRIVERS LICENCE IS REQUIRED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF MOVING TO FLORIDA .
http://www.hsmv.state.fl.us/offices/broward.html |
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Voters Registration |
Supervisor of election offices
Deerfield Beach Office (954) 831-1225
Hollywood Office (954) 831-0443
Lauderhill Office (954) 327-3887
Pembroke Pines Office (954) 964-0442
Plantation Office (954) 831-2370 |
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Main Post Office |
2800 N. Military Trail Boca Raton, Florida
TEL: 561-994-2700
(Eastern side of Military between Butts Rd & Spanish River) |
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Library |
Main Branch
100 S. Andrews Avenue
Fort Lauderdale , FL 33301
954-357-7444 |
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County Clerk's Office |
201 S.E. 6th St .
Fort Lauderdale , FL 33301
954-712-7899 |
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Tax Collector |
If you do not receive your tax bill by November, you can call the
Tax Collector at (954) 831-4000 |
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Social Security Office |
Shoppes of Wilton Manor
2276 Wilton Dr
Wilton Manors , Fl 33305
(800) 772-1213
TTY: (800) 325-0778 |
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Little League Baseball |
Holiday Park Little League
PO Box 674
Fort Lauderdale
FL USA 33302 |
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Homestead Exemption |
What it does:
Deducts up to $ 25,000 from the property's assessed value, lowering your property tax.
Who's eligible:
All Florida legal residents who hold title to the property and occupy their property as their primary residence on or before January 1st of the tax year the exemption is filed for.
(Legal resident means that the state of Florida must be your legal domicile exclusive of all other states or country)
When to file:
Between January 1st and prior to March 1st.
How to file:
You must appear in person any time prior to march 1st, at one of the offices listed below. You will also need to have a Florida driver's license, Florida car registration, voter's registration or declaration of domicile, title policy, recorded deed, phone and electrical bill showing the address on the property that you are filling for exemption on. You will also need to show your social security number.
Where to file:
Broward County Property Appraiser's Office
C/O Broward County Courthouse
1600 W. Hillsboro Blvd. , Room # 156, Deerfield Beach , Florida
Tel: 954-831-1270
Florida law also provides for a $500.00 exemption on property taxes for an unremarried widow(er); serviceman with at least a 10% service connected disability or a resident certified to be legally blind and/or totally and permanently disabled by two licensed Florida physicians who are professionally unrelated or by the veteran's administration. In addition certain disabled persons are entitled to a total exemption from property taxes- for details, one must consult one of the property appraiser's office. You can visit the Website at:
http://www.co.palm-beach.fl.us/propapp |
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Identity Theft |
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If someone has used your personal identification to fraudulently establish credit, report the incident as quickly as possible to all your credit card companies and financial institutions and to each of the credit reporting agencies as listed below and request that a fraud alert be placed on your file.
Experian Tel: 888-397-3742
Equifax Tel: 800-525-6285
Trans Union Tel: 800-680-7289
Obtain a copy of your credit report from each of the credit reporting agencies. Check to see whether any additional accounts were opened without your consent or whether unauthorized charges were billed to any of your bank or credit card accounts. To request copies of your credit reports call:
Experian Tel: 888-397-3742
Equifax Tel: 800-685-1111
Trans Union Tel: 800-916-8800
To contact the credit reporting agencies for general information:
Experian Information Services
P. O. Box # 2104
Allen , TX 75013-2104
888-397-3742
Transunion Corp.
P. O. Box # 2000
Chester , PA 19022
800-888-4213
Equifax Credit Info. Services
P. O. Box # 105873
Atlanta , GA 30348
800-685-1111
Contact the Social Security Administration 's fraud hotline at 800-269-0271 to report the unauthorized use of your personal identification information.
Contact the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles to see whether the department has issued an unauthorized license number in your name. If so, notify them that you are a victim of identity theft.
File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by contacting the FTC's Identity Theft Hotline by telephone: 1-877-IDTHEFT ; TDD: 202-326-2502 ; by mail: Identity Theft Clearinghouse, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW , Washington , D.C. 20580-000. Ask for a copy of ID THEFT: "When Bad Things Happen to Your Good Name", a free comprehensive guide to help you guard against and recover from identity theft.
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft |
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Marketing Lists |
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You can limit the marketing material you receive through the mail, by telephone or by e-mail. If you would like to reduce the amount of advertising material you receive from other companies, you can write to the Direct Marketing Association at the appropriate address listed below. You must provide your name, address and phone number with your request.
Mail Preference Service
C/o Direct Marketing Assn.
P. O. Box # 9008
Farmingdale,N.Y.11735
Telephone Preference Service
C/o Direct Marketing Assn.
P. O.Box # 9014
Farmingdale, N. Y. 11735-9014
E-Mail Preference Service
http://www.e-mps.org |
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Other Important Phone Numbers To Know |
Broward County Health Department
(954) 467-4700
Broward County Public Information
561-355-2754 - Florida
Poison Information Network
800-282-3171
Poison control
800-222-1222
Anthrax Hotline
800-342-3557
Hurricane information
561-393-7800
Beach conditions
561-276-3990
Sunshine State One Call
800-432-4770 |
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