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Page 8, PGA C.A.N.! September 2020 September 2020

Property Appraiser’s Office

Taxpayers: prior to filing a petition. In preparation for this discussion,
As we head into September, records on your property are available on our website at
my office continues to www.pbcgov.org/PAPA or call us at (561) 355-3230.
implement measures to ensure If the matter cannot be resolved, you can file a petition
the health and safety of our with the VAB.
staff, while also maintaining Filing A Petition
the highest level of safe Florida law sets the deadlines for filing a petition on or
service to the taxpayers of before the 25th day following the mailing of the notice from
Palm Beach County during our office. This year’s deadline is Sept. 14. These deadlines
the COVID-19 pandemic. do not change, even if you choose to discuss the issue with
Our office is open to the our office. The VAB may charge up to $15 for filing a petition.
public however we encourage Petition forms are available on our website or you may
you to contact us via phone: (561) 355-3230, email: PAO@ visit the Clerk and Comptroller’s VAB website: https://www.
pbcgov.org or utilize our online services at our website: www. mypalmbeachclerk.com/public-funds/value-adjustment-
pbcgov.org/PAPA. board-vab for online petition filing.
By now, all property owners in Palm Beach County have Once a petition is filed, you will receive a notice with the
received their 2020 Notice of Proposed Property Taxes and date, time, and location of your hearing at least 25 days before
Assessments from my office. Remember this not a bill, but rather your hearing date. You can reschedule your hearing once for
an estimate of your taxes based on the proposed tax rates, your good cause. If your hearing is rescheduled, the clerk will send
property value and exemptions. notice at least 15 days before the rescheduled hearing.
The next stage in the tax roll process is the petition filing Fifteen days prior to the scheduled petition hearing, you
period. Property owners have the option to appeal their property’s are required to provide our office with a list and summary of
assessment or denial of portability before the county’s Value evidence that you will present at the hearing. You can submit
Adjustment Board (VAB), which is administered by the Clerk your evidence electronically on the clerk’s VAB website.
and Comptroller’s Office. Florida law sets the value petition filing Seven days before the VAB hearing, our office is required
period, which begins when the notices are mailed and ends 25 to provide you with a list and summary of evidence, which
days later. This year’s deadline to file a petition is Sept. 14. will be presented at the hearing. Property Appraiser’s Office on page 9
For questions about petition filing, go to the VAB website:
https://www.mypalmbeachclerk.com/public-funds/value-
adjustment-board-vab “Service is our number one priority”
Also highlighted in this month’s newsletter, I am happy to
announce our office has been named recipient of the 2020 Public 561-743-0070
Information Program Award from the International Association
of Assessing Officers. www.palmspoolservices.com
I hope you and your loved ones remain healthy and safe.
We Value What You Value.
Respectfully,
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser

The Value Adjustment

Board Process

Property owners who disagree with the property
assessment listed on their notice of proposed property
taxes have two options – contact the Property Appraiser’s
Office for an informal review of the matter or file a
petition for adjustment with the Value Adjustment Board Expires 9/30/20.
(VAB), or both.
The VAB is administered by the Palm Beach County State Licensed & Insured
Clerk and Comptroller’s Office, which is independent Serving Palm Beach County CPC # 1457468 • LPG#30099
of the Property Appraiser’s Office. The Board is made
up of five individuals: two from the county’s board of
commissioners, one from the county’s school board and two
citizen members. They approve and use special magistrates
experienced in property appraisal techniques or legal
matters who conduct hearings and recommend decisions CAMPBELL AND KARLIK, P.A.
to the VAB for final approval. Special magistrates will
review property valuation, denials of portability, deferrals ATTORNEYS AT LAW
and change of ownership or control determinations. All
final rulings are determined by the VAB.
Prior To Filing A Petition
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to request a (phone) conference regarding their concerns
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