Arrive at the hearing equipped with all necessary information about the property: location, construction quality, features of the property, vicinity to surrounding landmarks, etc. and comparable sales for the year leading up to or around the date of assessment. Be aware that the Board has no knowledge of your property, so pictures and descriptions may be critical to understanding your situation. Some individuals with high-value property may wish to have their property independently appraised.
Decide what evidence you will present, such as witnesses and be ready to give your own testimony. Be sure your witnesses know when and where the hearing is. Make enough copies of the written evidence you wish to present (you will need six copies in addition to your own to use at the hearing). Evidence becomes part of the record and will not be returned.
At least fifteen (15) days before the hearing, you shall provide the property appraiser with a list and summary of evidence, accompanied by copies of documentation, to be presented at the hearing. Even if you do not comply, you may still present evidence and the board may accept such evidence for consideration. However, if the property appraiser asks in writing for specific evidence before the hearing in connection with your petition, and you have the evidence and knowingly refuse to provide it to the property appraiser a reasonable time before the hearing, the evidence cannot be presented, nor accepted for consideration by the board.
You may ask in writing for the property appraiser to give you a list and summary of the evidence that he/she will present at the hearing. If you did not provide your information at least 15 days before the hearing, the property appraiser does not have to provide this information to you. If you ask for an exchange of evidence, the property appraiser must provide his/her evidence to you at least seven days before the hearing. If the property appraiser does not provide the information at least seven days before the hearing, you can reschedule your hearing
These requirements are more specifically described in subsection (8) of FAC 12D-9.020.
You may want to contact the Property Appraiser’s Office for an informal meeting to see if an agreement can be reached with regard to the property. The property appraiser is required to meet with property owners if requested by the property owner. Although you are not required to meet with the property appraiser, such a meeting can be helpful in deciding what evidence you need in case an agreement cannot be reached.
Arrive at the hearing equipped with all necessary information about the property: location, construction quality, features of the property, vicinity to surrounding landmarks, etc. and comparable sales for the year leading up to or around the date of assessment. Be aware that the Board has no knowledge of your property, so pictures and descriptions may be critical to understanding your situation. Some individuals with high-value property may wish to have their property independently appraised.
Decide what evidence you will present, such as witnesses and be ready to give your own testimony. Be sure your witnesses know when and where the hearing is. Make enough copies of the written evidence you wish to present (you will need six copies in addition to your own to use at the hearing). Evidence becomes part of the record and will not be returned.
At least fifteen (15) days before the hearing, you shall provide the property appraiser with a list and summary of evidence, accompanied by copies of documentation, to be presented at the hearing. Even if you do not comply, you may still present evidence and the board may accept such evidence for consideration. However, if the property appraiser asks in writing for specific evidence before the hearing in connection with your petition, and you have the evidence and knowingly refuse to provide it to the property appraiser a reasonable time before the hearing, the evidence cannot be presented, nor accepted for consideration by the board.
You may ask in writing for the property appraiser to give you a list and summary of the evidence that he/she will present at the hearing. If you did not provide your information at least 15 days before the hearing, the property appraiser does not have to provide this information to you. If you ask for an exchange of evidence, the property appraiser must provide his/her evidence to you at least seven days before the hearing. If the property appraiser does not provide the information at least seven days before the hearing, you can reschedule your hearing. These requirements are more specifically described in subsection (8) of FAC 12D-9.020.
You may want to contact the Property Appraiser’s Office for an informal meeting to see if an agreement can be reached with regard to the property. The property appraiser is required to meet with property owners if requested by the property owner. Although you are not required to meet with the property appraiser, such a meeting can be helpful in deciding what evidence you need in case an agreement cannot be reached.