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Jupiter Ocean Mile, Page 9
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayer: successfully integrated telephonic technology to make this
Hello May! the most efficient year yet.
My staf f is busy We will continue to work with the VAB to streamline
completing preparations for the process and ensure efficiency and transparency for all
the 2021 estimated taxable taxpayers in Palm Beach County.
property values, which will In this month’s newsletter, we’ll review numbers from the
be released to all Palm Beach Public Services Support Department, which handles most
County taxing authorities public records requests for my office. From address labels
later this month. Specific to customized reports, no matter how complex the request
details will be forthcoming. is, my staff is responsive and operates in a timely manner.
In the meantime, I’d like Respectfully,
to provide an update on one Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS,
of my top priorities when I became your property appraiser Palm Beach County Property Appraiser
in 2017: shortening the petition process for taxpayers. Public Services Support Department: Bonnie Neff, CFE,
Property owners who would like to appeal an assessed Public Services Support supervisor; Virginia Leonard, CFE, manager; Sade Neuforth,
value or denied exemption can file a petition with the Value clerk II; Clarice Bethel-Laing, specialist; and Robert
Adjustment Board (VAB), which is administered by the Department Castillo, clerk II. Photo taken in 2019.
Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller. Once all VAB
hearings have been conducted, the final tax roll – and all The Public Services Support department receives and Last year, the Public Services Support team, a group of
changes approved by the VAB – is certified. processes hundreds of public records requests annually. Data five, managed:
Shortening the timeframe of the tax roll’s final certification is derived from our geographical information system and • 733 Data Run Requests/Variances – This includes
allows my staff to focus all their efforts on the next tax roll. appraisal/tax roll systems. We have several standard reports address labels, maps, owner’s lists, and variances for when
In 2019, we decreased the timeframe by nearly a month. and are able to create customized, specialized reports and maps a taxpayer’s planned use of their property deviates from
This year, despite taking part in numerous hearings, my staff based on the taxpayer’s needs. local zoning.
• 109 Archive Records – This includes tax rolls and
building cards. Some of our records date back to 1977, and
homeowners request these records for income tax purposes.
They usually want to know the value when the property
changed hands.
• 144 Impact Fee Records – This is a request for
a building card from builders or homeowners who are
searching to see if a structure ever existed on a vacant lot,
and if so, its square feet, number of bedrooms, baths, etc.
If there was a structure, they can submit the building card
to the Palm Beach County Planning, Zoning and Building
Department for an impact fee credit.
• 93 Custom/Specialized Reports – This could
encompass any number of requests, such as:
○Information from the tax roll by assessed value
○ The number of homestead properties in certain cities
○ The entire tax roll or appraisal database file for the
current year
○ Daily/monthly sales updates
○ Subdivision reports
○ All vacant properties
○ Spreadsheets listing information for certain cities
○ All properties in an estate
○ All single family homes or a list by property use code
○ Certain properties by subdivision or labels for certain
areas
○ Vector and situs files
Did You Know? Our office occasionally receives
Jupiter Beach Specialists requests for a listing of residences that have certain breeds
of dog. Though we do manage a vast array of parcel data,
“We do not track pooches,” as our specialist put it.
If you are interested in any special reports or maps,
Coming please contact public services support at (561) 355-2881 or
pa-pubsvc@pbcgov.org. Fees for reports and programming
can be found at pbcgov.com/PAPA.
Soon Home Values And Property

Taxes

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sold sold sold be reduced.
Both home values and proposed millage are revealed
in the Notice of Proposed Property Taxes that will be
mailed to all property owners in August. If you feel that
the market value of your property is inaccurate, you have
the right to file a petition for adjustment with the Value
Adjustment Board through the Clerk of the Circuit Court
and Comptroller. If you would like to address your tax
rate, you have the right to speak to the elected officials
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28 Properties Sold 2020 Serving Jupiter
Since 2004 Office Closed In Honor Of
13+ Million in Sales Memorial Day

561-744-7025 McLane
Jim McLane Jeff McLane The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
(including all of our Service Centers) will be closed in
2012 Ritz Carlton www.Jupiter1oceanfront.com Team Sales Associate honor of Memorial Day on Monday, May 31. We honor
Power Broker JimsellsJupiter@gmail.com the courageous men and women who died in military
service for our country. Let us gratefully remember their
sacrifice for our freedom and prosperity.