The Value On Your Tax Bill
Fla. Stat. 194.011 — an informal conference if wanted, and a petition to the value adjustment board on or before the 25th day after the notice
An informal conference. A taxpayer who objects to the assessment may ask the property appraiser to confer informally, and the appraiser or staff confers on the correctness of the assessment, each side presenting its facts. The conference is not a prerequisite to administrative or judicial review.
The petition. A petition to the value adjustment board is in substantially the department's form and signed by the taxpayer. As to valuation issues, it may be filed at any time during the taxable year on or before the 25th day following the mailing of the property appraiser's notice of assessment.
The notice that starts the clock. Each taxpayer whose property is subject to ad valorem taxes is notified of the assessment of each taxable item.
What happens after the first level of review, and the exemptions that change what is owed, are set out in other sections that are not on this page. Whether a particular assessment can be lowered is a question for a licensed Florida attorney or appraiser.
Sources for this section (1)
- Fla. Stat. 194.011 — Assessment notice; objections to assessments
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