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Water |
Emergency: Water and Sewer
24hr Call Center
305 274-9272
Customer Relations:
M-F 8am-7pm
305 665 7477
Customer Service:
* New Accounts
* Close or Transfer Accounts
M-F 8am-5pm
305 665 7488
http://www.miamidade.gov/wasd/pay-bill.asp |
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Electricity |
FPL
To report an outage, call 1800-4OUTAGE(1800 468 8243)
DADE Area (RESIDENTIAL) 305 442 8770
Hearing or Speech Disabled 1800 432 6554 (TTY)
Write: FPL
p.o. box 025576
miami, fl 33102
http://www.fpl.com |
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Gas |
Florida City Gas co.
955 E 25th st, hialeah, fl
305 691- 8710
http://www/floridacitygas.com
Delta Gas Company
2850 sw 71st ave, miami fl
305 266-2811
Bell Carbonic Company
330 nw 171st, north miami beach, fl
305 651-8200 |
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Cable T.V. |
Comcast Cable
20800 SW 167th ave, miami , fl
305 278 5400 or 305 233-0649 Comcast
1200 Biscayne Blvd, North Miami, fl
305 891-0287
http://www.comcast.com |
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Garbage |
Department of Solid Waste Management
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Office Plaza
2525 NW 62nd Street, 5th floor
Miami, Fl 33147
E-mail: dswm@miamidade.gov
Receptionist: 305-594-1500
http://www.miamidade.gov/dswm/
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Emergency |
EMERGENCY: 911
Non- Emergencies: 305-4-POLICE
Police Records 305- 471-3220
Crime Stoppers: 305-471-TIPS
Fire Department main number (786) 331-500
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Hospitals |
| HOSPITALS: Jackson Memorial Hospital
1611 NW 12th Ave #233, Miami fl
305 585-1111
http://www.jhsmiami.org |
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Vehicle Registration |
Department of Highway Safety
& Motor Vehicles
1 850 617 2000
Dade County Tag Agency
p.o. box 012131
miami, fl 33101 |
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Driver's Licences |
North Miami (Justice Ctr)
15555 Biscayne Blvd.
North Miami, fl 33160
(305) 229-6333 (Mon-Fri by appt only 8am-4pm) No written or driving tests
4520 Ponce de Leon Blvd.
Coral Gables, fl 33146-1856
(305) 229-6333 (Mon, Wed and Fri 8am-5pm. Tues and Thurs 8am-6pm) No driving tests given
A FLORIDA DRIVERS LICENCE IS REQUIRED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF MOVING TO FLORIDA .
http://www.DMV.org/florida-driver-license |
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Voters Registration |
Miami-Dade Elections
2700 NW 87th Avenue
Miami, fl 33172 (office hours: 8am-5pm Mon-Fri)
305 499 VOTE (8683)
TTY: 305 499 8547
Fax : 305 499-8547 |
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Library |
Miami Dade main Library
101 W. Flagler St
Miami, Fl 33130
305 375 2665
TDD: 305 375 2878
Hours: Mon-Wed, Fri, Sat 9am-6pm
Thurs 9am-9pm
Sunday 1pm-5pm (aug 26,2007-May 11, 2008) except holidays
http://www.mdpls.org |
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Dade County Clerk's Office |
Clerk of the Court Office
1351 NW 12th street
Miami, fl 33125
305 275 1111 |
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Tax Collector |
Tax Collection Division
140 W. Flagler St
Suite 1407
Miami, fl 33130-1575
305 375 5452
305 375 4601 Fax |
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Social Security Office |
Social Security Administration
18475 NW 2nd Ave
Miami, FL
305 655 2987
http://www.ssa.gov |
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Homestead Exemption |
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:
Main Office
Miami-Dade County Goverment Center
111 NW 1st
Miami, Fl 33128-1984
Suite 710 Public Information Counter
305 375 4125
305 375 3607 TTD
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.
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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 |
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
WWW.e-mps.org |
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Other Important Phone Numbers To Know |
305 585 5250
Florida Poison Information Center
800-282-3171
Poison control
800-222-1222
Anthrax Hotline
800-342-3557
Hurricane information |
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