• Be sure to have your Parcel Identification Number ready!

•  You may file different petition types on a single parcel, but remember that you cannot file two of the same petition type on a single parcel. 
• What does this mean?  For example, you may need to file a Homestead Exemption petition and a Valuation petition on your property parcel number, but you will not be permitted to file two Homestead Exemption petitions on your property parcel number.

• The filing fee is $15.00 per Parcel ID.

•  We accept Mastercard, Visa, and American Express credit cards in case you would like to submit your petition and pay your filing fee immediately.

• You may also complete your petition online using the wizard, and then mail your filing fee payment to the VAB office in the form of a check or money order.

• Remember to complete all of the required fields on each screen!

• The Petition Wizard takes approximately 15 minutes to complete, if you have all of the necessary information ready and available.

• If you have to stop at any point throughout the Petition Wizard, be sure to write down your User Name and Password found at the bottom of the petition wizard screen, so you can log in and continue at a later time.  But please be advised the transaction/submission must be 100% completed before the statutory deadline (September 19th, 2022).

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The Property Appraiser's office urges you to come in and discuss your assessment before filing a Petition. At this informal conference, you shall present the facts you consider to support your claim for a change in the assessment, and the Property Appraiser's office will present the facts we consider to support the correctness of the assessment.

Required Partial Payment of Taxes (Section 194.014, F.S.)

You are required to make a partial payment of taxes if you have a VAB petition pending on or after the payment delinquency date (normally April 1, following the assessment year under review). If the required partial payment is not made before the delinquency date, the VAB will deny your petition. The last day to make a partial payment before the delinquency date is generally March 31. Review your tax bill or contact your tax collector to determine your delinquency date.

You should be aware that even if a special magistrate’s recommended decision has been issued, a partial payment is still required before the delinquency date. A special magistrate’s recommended decision is not a final decision of the VAB. A partial payment is not required only if the VAB makes a final decision on your petition before April 1. The payment amount depends on the type of petition filed on the property. The partial payment requirements are summarized below. 

Value Appeals:

For petitions on the value of property and portability, the payment must include:

* All of the non-ad valorem assessments, and

* A partial payment of at least 75 percent of the ad valorem taxes,

* Less applicable discounts under s. 197.162, F.S.

Other Assessment Appeals:

For petitions on the denial of a classification or exemption, or based on an argument that the property was not substantially complete on January 1, the payment must include:

·   All of the non-ad valorem assessments, and

·   The amount of the ad valorem taxes the taxpayer admits in good faith to owe,

·   Less applicable discounts under s. 197.162, F.S.