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Filing A Petition property valuation, denied exemption, etc., depending on the
Florida law sets the deadlines for issue. You will have another opportunity to comment before
filing a petition on or before the 25th the end of the hearing.
day following the mailing of the notice Keep in mind, although the decision of the magistrate is
from our office. This year’s deadline is binding, the hearing itself is an informal process. The VAB
Taxpayers, Sept. 13. These deadlines do not change, even if you choose will mail you a written copy of its final decision.
Happy Autumn! to discuss the issue with our office. The VAB may charge up In most cases, to win a reduction in appraised value before
As we head into September, all property owners in Palm to $15 for filing a petition. the VAB, you must prove that the county’s appraisal of your
Beach County have now received their 2019 Notice of Petition forms (with instructions) are available on our property exceeded market value and explain why.
Proposed Property Taxes and Assessments from my office. website or you may visit Palm Beach County’s VAB website Regardless of the outcome of your hearing, you must pay
Remember this not a bill, but rather an estimate of your for online petition filing. all or the required portion of your taxes by April 1 to keep
taxes based on the proposed tax rates, your property value Once a petition is filed, you will receive a notice with the your petition valid and avoid additional cost and fees.
and exemptions. date, time, and location of your hearing at least 25 days before After The Hearing
At this stage in the tax roll process, my office is onto the your hearing date. You can reschedule your hearing once for The VAB must issue all final decisions within 20 calendar
petition filing period. good cause. If your hearing is rescheduled, the clerk will send days of the last day it was in session. You may file a lawsuit
On average, the number of petitions filed in Palm Beach notice at least 15 days before the rescheduled hearing. in circuit court if you do not agree with the VAB’s decision.
County is low. In 2018, there were 4,163 petitions (both real Fifteen days prior to the scheduled petition hearing, you For more information about the VAB in Palm Beach
property and tangible accounts) filed with the VAB, this is are required to provide our office with a list and summary County, visit their website at www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/
less than 1 percent of the total parcels in the county. of evidence that you will present at the hearing. You can vab.aspx or call our office at (561) 355-3230.
After receiving the proposed notice, property owners have submit your evidence electronically on the clerk’s website
the option to appeal their property’s assessment or denial at https://www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/public-funds/value- Important Reminder – Final 2019 Exemption
of portability before the county’s Value Adjustment Board adjustment-board-vab. Filing Deadline Approaching (For Anyone
(VAB). Seven days before the VAB hearing, our office is required Filing Late)
According to Florida law, the value petition filing period provide you with a list and summary of evidence, which will
begins when the notices are mailed and ends 25 days later. be presented at the hearing. If a property owner missed the March 1 deadline to apply
This year’s deadline to file a petition is Sept. 13. The Hearing for an exemption, agriculture classification or homestead
My office is responsible for assessing more than 630,000 At the VAB hearing, you may represent yourself or seek portability, a late filed application may be filed in person with
parcels and nearly 60,000 tangible personal property assistance from a professional, some examples might be a petition to the Value Adjustment Board. Late applications
accounts in Palm Beach County. We work very hard to an attorney, a licensed real estate appraiser or broker, or a and petitions must be filed on or before Sept. 13. Please
produce a fair and equitable tax roll. certified public accountant. visit one of our five service centers to file an application.
We will be working on the final certification of values for If someone who is not a licensed professional represents
the taxing authorities and the tax collector’s Office…Stay you, you must sign the petition or provide written Office Closed Due To Upcoming Holiday
tuned. authorization or power of attorney for your representative.
This month’s article examines the VAB process. I hope During the hearing, a special magistrate, usually a licensed The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
you will find this information helpful. appraiser or attorney, will ask you to present your evidence (including all of our Service Centers) will be closed in
Respectfully, and testimony in support of your petition. A representative observance of Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 2. We will reopen
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, from our office will then present evidence in support of the on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 8:30 a.m.
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Prior To Filing A Petition
Our office encourages property owners to contact us to CAMPBELL AND KARLIK, P.A.
request a conference regarding their concerns prior to filing
a petition. In preparation for this discussion, records on your ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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