BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — If you are not happy with the appraised value of your home — listed on the proposed tax notices just sent out to Palm Beach County residents — consider filing an appeal. The Clerk’s office is accepting appeals through September 16th.
From the Clerk’s office:
Palm Beach County taxpayers have until September 16 to challenge their property’s market value, classification, or an exemption by petitioning the county’s Value Adjustment Board, or VAB.
Hearings on petitions filed in 2013 will begin September 30. Last year, Palm Beach County property owners filed 6,390 VAB petitions, down 18.2 percent from 7,809 VAB petitions filed in 2011.
Taxpayers have three options to file VAB petitions: online at http://www.mypalmbeachclerk.com using myVAB; in person at the Clerk’s Governmental Center or branch locations; or by mail to 301 North Olive Avenue, Room 203, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.
Nearly 30 percent of petitioners used the Clerk’s myVAB system to file their VAB petitions last year. The myVAB system gives real-time access to petitions, allows petitioners to view scheduled hearings and submits supporting materials electronically.
“More than 13,000 petitions have been filed online through myVAB since we launched the service in 2008,” Clerk Sharon Bock said. “For those property owners who choose to contest their tax bills, myVAB is a simple, convenient way to file a petition and get updates throughout the VAB process.”
Petition forms for those who choose not to use the online myVAB option are available from the Clerk’s office, the Property Appraiser, or the Florida Department of Revenue’s website. All VAB petitions – whether submitted in person, online or by mail – must include a $15 filing fee.
The Property Appraiser notified taxpayers of their property’s assessed and market values in a Truth in Millage (TRIM) notice that began arriving in mailboxes on August 23. The VAB, which consists of two county commissioners, one school board member and two citizen members, approves and hires special magistrates to settle any disputes between the property owner and Property Appraiser. It is an independent entity that is not affiliated with the Property Appraiser or Tax Collector.
As Clerk to the VAB, the Clerk’s office receives and processes petitions, schedules and coordinates hearings, records the hearings and more. For more information on myVAB, the Value Adjustment Board or the Clerk & Comptroller’s office, visit http://www.mypalmbeachclerk.com or call (561) 355-6289.
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