VAB Petition
Filing Requirements

Unless the petition is filed online, all VAB petitions filed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court appealing determinations of the Property Appraiser must have the petitioner’s original signature, and be accompanied by the appropriate filing fee. Copies or faxed petitions will NOT be accepted. The deadline for filing denial of most exemptions and classifications is July 30, 2010. The deadline for filing all other petitions is September 17, 2010. Petitions not accompanied by the proper fee (see below) at the time of filing, shall be deemed invalid and shall be rejected (Florida Statutes Section 194.013(3)) and returned to the petitioner with appropriate filing instructions.

The return of a petition improperly filed shall not grant a waiver nor extend the filing deadline for the petition. Petitions filed after the deadline are considered “Late Files” and are forwarded to the Property Appraiser for review, but a hearing will not be scheduled. Petitions postmarked by the deadline dates, but received after those dates, are considered late. Petitions are not to be returned to the Property Appraiser's Office.

PETITION FILING CHECKLIST:

• File a petition online via the Axia system.
• Obtain a petition form from any of the Clerk’s Office locations listed below, from this website or request that one be mailed to you.
• Obtain a petition form from any one of the Property’s Appraiser’s offices or request one be mailed to you.
• Complete all applicable sections of the petition.
• Checks should be made payable to: Board of County Commissioners.
• Your completed petition, depending on the type, must be received by the Clerk’s Office no later than 5:00 p.m., on either July 30, or September 17, 2010, along with the applicable filing fee.
  Mail or deliver to:

  Clerk of the Circuit Court,
  Board Records Dept.
  315 Court Street, 5^th Floor,
  Clearwater, FL 33756

  OR your may petition may be dropped off at any of the following Clerk’s locations:
  • St Petersburg Branch Office – 545 1^st Avenue North,
    St. Petersburg, FL 33701
  • Clerk's Tyrone Branch Office – 1800 66^th Street North,
    St. Petersburg, FL 33710
  • North County Branch Office – 29582 U. S. Hwy 19 North,
    Clearwater, FL 33761

  All questions regarding the Value Adjustment Board should be directed to the Board Records Department at (727) 464-3458.

  FILING FEES (Filing fees are non-refundable)

  Petitions shall be filed with the appropriate filing fee, as follows:

Single petition

$15.00

Joint condominium, cooperative, or mobile home association

Single petition for more than one contiguous, undeveloped parcel – if the Property Appraiser determines such parcels are similar in nature.

$15.00