Comments on: What can I do if I feel that the assessed value of my home is too high?

By: hj_thorne

hj_thorne — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:57:59 +0000

I’d say homestead your house that way you get the $25K tax break no matter what they assess your house at. See if you can appeal and call your county tax assessors office. There are obviously guidelines they have to follow in order to assess your homes value, chances are they might be going based on what they have sold for in the past six months. Port St Lucie is a nice area it’s becoming quite the area to move to there are probably a lot of factors they take into account also I’m sure the property taxes are higher in St. Lucie County than say Broward County.

Look on the bright side when it comes time to sell you’ll be able to get more.
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By: kjerringadi

kjerringadi — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:20:59 +0000

Below is a link to the St.Lucie Tax Assossor’s office.

You can petition to re-evaluate the value of your home
http://www.paslc.org/Document/Forms/PetitionIn.pdf

Below is a link to a form that you can to use.
http://www.paslc.org/Document/Forms/dr486.pdf

Hope this helps.
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By: alecs

alecs — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:48:59 +0000

So you are interested in getting a lower assessment value for your property, basically, for you to have a lower real state tax. but this could also backfire because when you sell the house the minimum price will also be the assessed value, or when you are securing a mortgage for the said property. Yes, you can file a request for a reconsideration to your state's assessors office.
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By: mrssilentwarrior

mrssilentwarrior — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:24:59 +0000

I imagine that you go to your county assessor's office and file a complaint. In order to appeal your taxes, start as soon as you can. If there is a change made, it won't reflect right away. In other words, don't expect to see a change on your next tax bill. The county would probably send out another assessor and go from there. They will let you know what is decided.
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By: Ron L

Ron L — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:35:59 +0000

You can challenge or appeal it. Write to the tax appraiser's office saying you want to appeal it. You will probably need to hire your own licensed appraiser to contest it. Best wishes.
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