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IMPORTANT NOTICE 

Do not file a VAB petition if you are satisfied with thevaluation of your property, but are dissatisfied with theamount of taxes due because of a higher millage rate.Questions about the millage rate should be directed to theappropriate taxing authority at the public hearings listedon your Notice of Proposed Taxes.

Please note that the Value Adjustment Board (VAB) hasno jurisdiction to change the millage rates applicable toyour property. The VAB is authorized only to reduce the“market value” (or “assessed value”) of your property incases where it has been valued too high by the PropertyAppraiser.

Each petition must also be accompanied by theappropriate non-refundable filing fee or it will be deemedinvalid and rejected. Unless the petitioner is an eligiblerecipient of temporary public assistance under Chapter414, F.S., and submits a certificate issued by theDepartment of Children and Family Services reflectingsuch eligibility at the time of filing, the petitioner must payto the Clerk of the Value Adjustment Board ("VAB") therelated filing fee for each separate parcel of property filed.

 

The statutory deadline for the filing of this petition (I.e.received by the Clerk) is on or before SEPTEMBER 18,2012, or such other date as may be indicated in theProperty Appraiser's notice of proposed property taxes.The filing of this petition does not prevent the taxpayerfrom paying the taxes on a timely basis to obtain an earlypayment discount and to avoid the possible assessmentof interest and penalties if the appeal is denied. Withoutsuch payment, the early payment discount can beobtained and penalties and interest can be avoided only ifthe VAB grants tax relief to the taxpayer by reducing theassessed value of the property under appeal. Petitionspostmarked prior to but received after the statutorydeadline will be identified as "filed late".

 

 

 By statute effective July 1, 2011, in order to contest thevaluation of property before the Board, you must pay all ofthe non-ad valorem assessments and make a partialpayment of at least 75 % of the ad valorem taxes leviedagainst the property (i.e. less any applicable discountunder F.S. §197.162) before the taxes becomedelinquent. Failure to timely make any such payments willresult in the denial or rejection of the taxpayer’s petition bythe Board

 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 was the deadline date to file a petition.

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