Ervin A. Higgs, CFA
Property Appraiser
Monroe County, Florida

Appeals/Petitions to the Value Adjustment Board

Once you have completed the petition(s) please return to:

Clerk, Value Adjustment Board
P O Box 1980
Key West Fl 33041

By Personal/Overnight Delivery

Clerk, Value Adjustment Board
Monroe County Courthouse, Room 101
500 Whitehead St.
Key West, FL 33040

There is a $15.00 filing fee, per parcel, unless you are appealing a disapproval for Ad Valorem Tax exemption, including the denial of homestead exemption, by the Property Appraiser.

The Value Adjustment Board shall waive the filing fee with respect to a taxpayer who demonstrates at the time of filing, by an appropriate certificate or other documentation issued by the Department of Children and Family Services and submitted with the petition, that the petitioner is then an eligible recipient of temporary assistance under Chapter 14. (FS 194.013(2))

All petitions concerning issues of valuation may be filed at any time during the taxable year, but must be filed not later that the 25th day following the mailing of the TRIM notice.

All petitions concerning exemptions, classifications, or deferrals may be filed at any time during the taxable year, but must be filed not later than the 30th day following the mailing of the notice by the Property Appraiser.

Please direct any questions to the Clerk to the Value Adjustment Board, (305) 295-3130.

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