Pinellas County Value Adjustment Board

PLEASE READ ALL THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION

BEFORE SUBMITTING A PETITION

YOU MAY SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC PETITION IF:

1) YOU ARE APPEALING THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY OR IF YOU ARE APPEALING THE DENIAL OF AN

    EXEMPTION/CLASSIFICATION.  There is a $15.00 NON-REFUNDABLE fee to file a petition for a single parcel to the Value

    Adjustment Board.  All electronically filed petitions will also incur a 3.5% NON-REFUNDABLE credit card processing fee.

2) YOU ARE FILING A PETITION THAT CONTAINS MULTIPLE NON-CONTIGUOUS PARCELS.  You must complete a petition

    for each parcel and a $15.00 NON-REFUNDABLE filing fee plus a 3.5% NON-REFUNDABLE credit card fee will be

    required for each petition. 

Petitions for contiguous properties must be submitted by mail or in person to the Value Adjustment Board.  Pursuant to F.S. 193.011(3)(e) and (f), these petitions must be accompanied by a determination from the Property Appraiser's Office that the properties are substantially similar.  The Florida Department of Revenue has issued Form DR-486MU (Attachment to Single Joint Petition for Multiple Units Filing found below) for use with contiguous properties.  Please contact the Board Records Department at (727) 464-3458 or view the VAB website for more information regarding contiguous properties.

Please be advised that pursuant to Rule 12D-9.015(2) F.A.C., agents must provide their license number on the petition or must provide a letter of authorization or a notarized power of attorney from the taxpayer.  The letter of authorization may be emailed to e-mailed to Clerk.VAB@mypinellasclerk.gov, or sent via U.S. mail to: Board Records Department, c/o VAB Clerk,  315 Court Street, 5th Floor, Clearwater, FL  33756. 

The deadlines for submitting petitions for the the 2023 tax cycle are:

PETITIONS APPEALING THE DENIAL OF EXEMPTION, CLASSIFICATION OR APPEALING THE VALUE OF REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY MUST BE RECEIVED BY:

5:00 P.M., on Friday, September 15, 2023

Petitions must be received by the Clerk to the Value Adjustment Board on or before these deadlines or they will be considered late and subject to a good cause determination.  Online filing will not be available after September 15, 2023 because petitioners must also submit written reasons for submitting petitions after the filing deadline.

If your petition cannot be filed online or if you decide to print out and mail a petition to the Value Adjustment Board, please click the appropriate link:

PETITION TO VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD (DR-486)
WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FOR REPRESENTATION BEFORE THE VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD (DR-486A)
ATTACHMENT TO A VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD PETITION FOR MULTIPLE PARCELS AND ACCOUNTS (DR-486MU)
PETITION TO VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD -TRANSFER OF HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION (DR-486PORT) 

Pinellas County Value Adjustment Board

c/o Board Records Department

315 Court Street, Fifth Floor

Clearwater, FL 33756 

QUESTIONS?

IF YOU DID NOT RECEIVE A TRIM NOTICE OR YOU HAVE QUESTIONS CONCERNING YOUR ASSESSMENT OR THE DENIAL OF YOUR EXEMPTION, CONTACT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S OFFICE AT (727) 464-3207 OR VISIT THE PROPERTY APPRAISER'S WEBSITE.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS REGARDING SUBMITTING A PETITION TO THE VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD OR ABOUT THE VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD PROCESS, YOU MAY CALL (727) 464-3458, CHECK THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SECTION OF THE CLERK'S WEBSITE OR EMAIL THE BOARD RECORDS DEPARTMENT AT CLERK.VAB@MYPINELLASCLERK.GOV.