Lee County Tax Collector waives replacement fees for residents impacted by Jan. 16 tornado

A tornado ripped through the Iona area of Fort Myers destroying homes and causing damage on Sunday Jan, 16, 2022.
A tornado ripped through the Iona area of Fort Myers destroying homes and causing damage on Sunday Jan, 16, 2022.

Document replacement fees for Lee County residents at mobile home parks impacted by the Jan. 16 tornado have been temporarily waived.

Lee County Tax Collector Noelle Branning announced Monday that the waiver had been arranged with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicle for residents of Century 21 Mobile Community, Tropicana Mobile Manor and Cottage Point for the following document replacement fees waived between now and March 22:

  • Disabled parking permits

  • License plates and validation stickers

  • Vehicle registrations and titles

  • Vessel registrations and titles

Residents of Century 21 in the Iona area embrace after confirmed tornado  touched down in the Iona area.
Residents of Century 21 in the Iona area embrace after confirmed tornado touched down in the Iona area.

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Branning previously announced that her offices are also temporarily waiving appointment requirements for impacted residents seeking Tax Collector services. Those residents can walk into any Lee County Tax Collector Office, identify themselves as a resident of a mobile home park affected by the storm, and receive service that same day.

Tax Collector offices are at:

  • Bonita Springs: 25987 S. Tamiami Trail, Bonita Springs

  • Cape Coral: 1039 SE 9th Ave., Cape Coral

  • Fort Myers: 2480 Thompson St., Fort Myers

  • Lehigh Acres: 3114 Lee Blvd., Lehigh Acres

  • North Fort Myers: 15201 N. Cleveland Ave., North Fort Myers

  • South Fort Myers: 15680 Pine Ridge Road, Fort Myers

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