Brevard County Government and Taxes: Offices, Deadlines and Guides

Brevard County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners elected from five districts, which appoints a County Manager to run day to day operations (Brevard County Government).

The Brevard County Manager is Jim Liesenfelt, reached at (321) 633-2001 in Bldg. C of the Viera Government Center, 2725 Judge Fran Jamieson Way (County Manager). The manager oversees 2,350 employees in 24 county offices sorted into four groups: Community Services (libraries, parks, housing, transit, tourism, UF/IFAS Extension), Development and Environmental (mosquito control, natural resources, planning, public works, solid waste, utilities and the Valkaria Airport), Public Safety (emergency management, fire rescue, the medical examiner) and Support Services (About Brevard County). The general county line is (321) 633-2000.

Several Brevard offices sit outside the commission's 24 departments. The county lists the Clerk of Courts, Property Appraiser, School Board, Sheriff, Supervisor of Elections and the State Attorney of the 18th Judicial Circuit as the other constitutional offices and organizations (Brevard County Government), and the Tax Collector, Lisa Cullen, runs a separate office (Brevard County Tax Collector). The commission page offers an interactive district finder map for anyone unsure which of the five districts covers an address (Board of County Commissioners); the Brevard County commission districts guide and the county budget guide go deeper.

Brevard County property tax bills go out on or about November 1, with a 4 percent discount for the first 30 days, and unpaid taxes become delinquent April 1 (Brevard County Tax Collector).

Discounts are based on the postmark, but a Brevard payment mailed on or after April 1 is judged by the date the Tax Collector receives it (Tax Collector dates). In person, real estate taxes are taken at every Tax Collector branch, from the Titusville GCN office at 400 South Street, 6th floor, to Palm Bay at 450 Cogan Drive SE (Tax Collector locations). The office's own advice on lines: Mondays and Fridays are traditionally the busiest days, Wednesdays the shortest, the last few working days of each month are always very busy, and the longest waits run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Brevard County Tax Collector).

The Brevard County guides on paying property taxes, the property tax bill explained and Tax Collector offices and services cover installments, the line items on a Brevard bill and what each branch does.

A Brevard County homeowner who makes the home a permanent residence can receive a homestead exemption that lowers taxable value by as much as $50,000, filed with the county property appraiser (Florida Department of Revenue).

The homestead exemption also qualifies a Brevard home for the state's homestead assessment limitation (the one the Department of Revenue pairs with portability), and while the exemption itself cannot be transferred, an owner may be able to port all or part of the assessment difference to a new Florida homestead. The Department of Revenue says all applications and documents go to the property appraiser in the county where the property sits, and that office decides whether a parcel qualifies (Florida Department of Revenue). The department lists further benefits for property owners with disabilities, senior citizens, veterans and active duty military, and disabled first responders.

A change is on the ballot. The Brevard County Tax Collector home page flags Amendment 3, described as major homestead exemption changes on the November 3 ballot (Brevard County Tax Collector), so the rules described in the Brevard homestead guides may shift after the 2026 election. The guides on the homestead exemption, property tax exemptions for seniors, veterans and disability, the SOH assessment cap and portability, the property appraiser, property records search, TRIM notices and Value Adjustment Board appeals follow a Brevard assessment from the notice to an appeal; the Clerk of Court takes Value Adjustment Board petitions (Brevard County Clerk).

Brevard County Planning and Development handles zoning, building permits, code enforcement and contractor licensing for unincorporated Brevard County, services the county says it provides primarily for unincorporated areas (Brevard County Planning and Development).

The county says its own departments primarily serve unincorporated areas with building permits and plan reviews, code enforcement, local road and bridge maintenance and utilities (About Brevard County). Planning and Development, directed by Billy Prasad at (321) 633-2069, also handles impact fees and land development review for subdivisions and site plans, and its BASS portal takes permit applications and inspection requests online. In person appointments are encouraged but not required; the scheduling line is (321) 633-2187 (Planning and Development).

One Brevard warning sits at the top of the department page: phishing attempts are targeting county residents, county staff never ask for payment by wire transfer, and application payments can be made through a BASS account or the Central Cashier at (321) 633-2068 (Brevard County Planning and Development). The Brevard guides on building permits in unincorporated areas, zoning in unincorporated Brevard, contractor licensing and business tax receipts cover applications, fees and who needs which license.

In Brevard County, driver licenses, auto tags and boat registrations are handled by the Tax Collector at branches in Titusville, Merritt Island, Viera, Melbourne and Palm Bay, open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays (Brevard County Tax Collector).

The Melbourne and Palm Bay branches list real estate taxes, auto tags, boats, hunting and fishing licenses, driver licenses, business tax renewals and birth certificates. South Brevard callers use 321-633-2199 for tax and motorist services; North Brevard tax services answer at 321-264-6969 (Tax Collector locations). The Brevard guides on driver licenses and on vehicle tags, titles and boat registration explain documents and road tests.

The Brevard County Clerk of Court and Comptroller handles marriage licenses, passports, official records and court filings from offices in Viera, Titusville, Melbourne, Palm Bay and Merritt Island, open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Brevard County Clerk).

The Clerk's Viera office is at 2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way and the Melbourne office at 51 Nieman Ave. The Palm Bay office at 450 Cogan Dr. SE and the Merritt Island office at 2575 N. Courtenay Pkwy., Room 129, close between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., so a lunch hour trip to either Brevard branch finds the door shut. The main Clerk line is (321) 637-5413 (Clerk of Court and Comptroller).

Brevard courts belong to the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, which serves Brevard and Seminole counties. Brevard Court Administration is at 2825 Judge Fran Jamieson Way, Viera, 321-633-2171, open Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday until 4:30 p.m., closed daily from noon to 1 p.m.; Brevard jury duty questions go to (321) 637-5413 (Eighteenth Judicial Circuit). The Brevard guides on the Clerk of Court, marriage licenses, passports and the courts of the 18th Judicial Circuit go deeper. Voter questions go to the Supervisor of Elections, Tim Bobanic (Supervisor of Elections home page), at 321-290-VOTE, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Brevard County Supervisor of Elections).

The Brevard County government section holds 25 guides, and the table below matches each common question to the key fact and the guide that answers it in full.

The Palm Bay and Melbourne town guides cover city services for residents inside those city limits; the Brevard County county services page covers emergency management, libraries and other countywide services. Last verified: October 15, 2026, on the Brevard County Government, Brevard County Tax Collector, Brevard County Clerk of Court and Eighteenth Judicial Circuit websites.