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Water
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City of Fort Lauderdale
954-828-5150
Customer Service: 954-838-80002555 W Copan Road
Pompano Beach, FL 33069
ph: 954-831-3250
Fax: 954-831-0789 |
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Electricity
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FPL
Broward County Tel: 954-797-5000
Hearing / Speech Impaired
Hours: 24 hours a day seven days a week. |
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Gas
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Florida Public Utilities Co. (gas)
401 S. Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Tel: 561-278-2636 or 561-832-0872 Fax: 561-838-1826
Fax: 561-278-5537 |
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Phone
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Ordering, Billing, and Other Services 1.888.757.6500
AT&T® FastAccess® Internet Service 1.888.321.2375
En espanol Todas las Regiones 1.800.837.1563 |
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Cable T.V.
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Comcast Phone Numbers
Customer Service: 561-218-0156
Local Office: 954-252-1937 |
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Garbage
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Waste and Recycling Services 954-765-4202
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Emergency
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| Broward County Sheriff’s Office 954-831-8900 |
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Hospitals
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| Northwest Medical Center – FLTelephone: (954) 974-0400Plantation General HospitalTelephone: (954) 321-4062
University Hospital and Medical Center
Telephone: (954) 721-2200 |
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Vehicle Registration
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| Hours: 8:30AM – 5:00PM1600 W. Hillsboro Blvd. , Room # 181, Deerfield Beach , Florida |
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Driver’s Licences
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| 14750 S. Military Trail, Suite C-3, Delray Beach , Florida(NE corner OF Atlantic Ave & Military in the back mall)Tel: 561-681-6333Hours 7AM-6PM
1754 West Hillsboro Blvd , Deerfield Beach , Florida
(South eastern corner OF Military & Hillsburo)
Informaton / Appointment Call: 954-429-8778
A FLORIDA DRIVERS LICENCE IS REQUIRED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF MOVING TO FLORIDA . |
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Voters Registration for Broward County
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| Supervisor of election officesLauderhill Office (954) 327-3887 |
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Main Post Office
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| 2800 N. Military Trail Boca Raton, FloridaTEL: 561-241-7332(Eastern side of Military between Butts Rd & Spanish River) |
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Library
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| Main Branch100 S. Andrews AvenueFort Lauderdale , FL 33301954-357-7444 |
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Broward County Clerk’s Office
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| 201 S.E. 6th St .Fort Lauderdale , FL 33301954-712-7899 |
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Tax Collector
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| If you do not receive your tax bill by November, you can call theTax Collector at (954) 831-4000 |
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Social Security Office
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| Shoppes of Wilton Manor2276 Wilton DrWilton Manors , Fl 33305(800) 772-1213
TTY: (800) 325-0778 |
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Homestead Exemption
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| 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: 888-397-3742Equifax Tel: 800-525-6285Trans 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. 20580-0001 or online: www.consumer.gov/idtheft. 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. |
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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 ServiceC/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
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| Broward County Health Department(954) 467-4700Broward County Public Information561-355-2754 – Florida
Poison Information Network
800-282-3171
Flu Hotline
800-222-1222
Poison control
561-276-3990
Beach conditions
800-432-4770
Sunshine State One Call
888-337-3569
Deep water oil spill info |
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