Property tax appeal · Florida
Appeal your property taxes in Florida.
In Florida, the county property appraiser sets your value and the Value Adjustment Board (VAB) hears your case. Boards act on evidence of market value as of the assessment date, and a licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal is that evidence.
$5, credited toward your appraisal.
Florida
25 county pages below
- Values your home
- County property appraiser
- Hears your case
- Value Adjustment Board (VAB)
- Desktop appraisal
- $225
- $5 check credited
- Timing
- Confirmed with your order
Deadline
You have 25 days from the mailing of your TRIM notice (sent in August) to petition the VAB — the exact date is printed on the notice.
Confirm your filing window and recipient requirements before ordering. Service availability and delivery depend on the property, evidence and appraiser. You remain responsible for filing on time.
How it works
How to appeal your property taxes in Florida.
- Step 1
Check your savings
Enter your address and pay $5. We check your Florida assessment against recent nearby sales.
- Step 2
Order the appraisal
A desktop appraisal valued as of your assessment date, with the $5 credited. Complex homes get one exact quote.
- Step 3
Show us your home
Walk through on your phone so the appraiser sees its condition. A desktop appraisal needs no visit.
- Step 4
File your appeal
A state-licensed FL appraiser signs it, with a cover letter and filing steps. You file by your deadline, and the Value Adjustment Board (VAB) hears your case.
The evidence
Boards act on value, not frustration.
However Florida labels the process, the case underneath is the same: show what your home was actually worth on the assessment date. A licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal, with comparable sales, documented adjustments and a signed opinion of value, is that showing.
What the appraisal gives you
- Valued as of your assessment date, not today
- Comparable sales with adjustments and citations
- Signed by a state-licensed FL appraiser
- A phone walkthrough; a desktop appraisal needs no visit
Confirm before you file
- Your filing deadline, from your assessment notice
- Appraiser availability and delivery timing, before you order
The process
How Florida handles appeals.
Every August, Florida property appraisers mail the TRIM notice (Truth in Millage) showing your proposed assessment. If it’s too high, you can request an informal conference with the property appraiser’s office and — within 25 days of the TRIM mailing — file a petition with your county’s Value Adjustment Board. VAB hearings are held before special magistrates, many of whom are appraisers themselves, which makes professionally documented comparable-sales evidence the natural language of the room.
Worth knowing in Florida
Save Our Homes caps annual assessment growth at 3% for homesteaded property, so recent buyers (whose cap resets at purchase) and non-homestead owners tend to have the strongest cases. Florida values are set as of January 1.
FAQ
Florida questions
What is the deadline to appeal property taxes in Florida?
25 days from when your county mailed the TRIM notice — the specific deadline is printed on the notice itself. TRIM notices go out in August.
What happens at a VAB hearing?
You (or your representative) present evidence of market value as of January 1 to a special magistrate. Comparable sales with adjustments — the substance of a licensed appraisal — is exactly what magistrates weigh.
Florida counties
- Miami-Dade County
- Broward County
- Palm Beach County
- Hillsborough County
- Orange County
- Duval County
- Pinellas County
- Lee County
- Sarasota County
- Manatee County
- Charlotte County
- Collier County
- Polk County
- Brevard County
- Volusia County
- Pasco County
- Seminole County
- Osceola County
- Lake County
- Marion County
- St. Lucie County
- Escambia County
- Leon County
- St. Johns County
- Alachua County
