Property Tax Appeals · Florida
Appeal your property taxes
in Florida.
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.
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.
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.
The evidence
Boards act on value,
not frustration.
However Florida labels the process, the case underneath is identical: show what your home was actually worth on the assessment date. A licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal — comparable sales, documented adjustments, a signed opinion of value — is that showing. Start with the $5 check to see if the numbers are on your side before you spend real money.
- Valued as of your assessment date — not today
- Comparable sales with adjustments and citations
- Signed by a state-licensed FL appraiser
- Phone walkthrough — no stranger in your home
- Delivered in 48–72 hours, rush available
Florida counties
Florida questions
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.
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.
We’re not an AVM, a computer model, or a real-estate agent estimate. Every report is prepared under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and signed by a licensed appraiser in your state — the same qualification required for mortgage appraisals.