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The Broward County Property Appraiser's Office assesses the value of all real estate in the Florida county each year for purposes of setting the tax bill for each property owner. The current property appraiser is Lori Parrish, who was first elected to the countywide post in 2004. The current tax roll consists of 830,000 properties with a value of $175.9 billion. The Property Appraiser's Office determines a property's value by evaluating sales in the previous year, assessing any changes to the property that would raise or lower its value and inspecting the property. Property owners who dispute their new assessment can appeal to the county's Value Adjustment Board, which is overseen by thr...
The Broward County Property Appraiser's Office assesses the value of all real estate in the Florida county each year for purposes of setting the tax bill for each property owner. The current property appraiser is Lori Parrish, who was first elected to the countywide post in 2004. The current tax roll consists of 830,000 properties with a value of $175.9 billion. The Property Appraiser's Office determines a property's value by evaluating sales in the previous year, assessing any changes to the property that would raise or lower its value and inspecting the property. Property owners who dispute their new assessment can appeal to the county's Value Adjustment Board, which is overseen by three county commissioners and two school board members. The board appoints hearing officers to consider whether the property appraiser's decision was correct. If still dissatisfied, the property owner can then challenge the assessment in court. The Property Appraiser's Office sets the tax roll each July 1 under state law and mails notices to property owners in August detailing the new valuation. Those statements also include the potential tax bill they owe based on rates initially proposed by local governments. Final tax bills are mailed in November. The property appraiser does not set tax rates or how much a person owes, only the value of property. Property values skyrocketed in a South Florida real estate boom that spanned from 2001 to 2006. Double-digit percentage increases were posted each year, with 2006 setting a record 19 percent growth in the tax roll. The increases helped fuel a tax revolt that resulted in tax cut legislation signed by Gov. Charlie Crist and changes being proposed to the state constitution that voters will consider in January. The Property Appraiser's Office also handles breaks that residents can receive on their tax bill. Those include the homestead exemption that reduces the taxable value of the primary home of state residents by $50,000. It also includes the Save Our Homes break that caps how much that value can increase to no more than 3 percent a year. Parrish is a former county commissioner and school board member. A Democrat, she is up for re-election in 2008.
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Florida news briefs
Forum Publishing GroupGet help from Property Appraiser The original date for filing a Homestead Exemption in 2008 was March 3. Under Florida law, however, residents can late file until Dec. 1. The Broward County Property Appraiser's Office will be hosting outreach events to...Tags: People, Motor Racing, Illnesses
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Rule may offset property tax relief in Florida
South Florida Sun-SentinelHomeowners expecting to pocket an average $240 property tax savings this year might be in for an unwelcome surprise: their tax bills could be cut by a lot less, or might even inch up. The reason: a little-noticed nuance in Florida's Save Our Homes annual...Tags: Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, Values, State Budgets, Property, Mike Haridopolos
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Will Amendment 1 change Save Our Homes protections?
South Florida Sun-SentinelConfusion is swirling around the upcoming vote on property tax relief over whether the proposal would end the state's coveted Save Our Homes exemption. The answer is Save Our Homes remains unchanged. Just as it does today, Save Our Homes would cap how...Tags: State Budgets, Referenda, Real Estate Buyers, Laws, Real Estate
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Tree trimmer with links to tribal leader runs multimillion-dollar businesses
South Florida Sun-SentinelKrishna Lawrence was 22 and making a living trimming trees in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew when he met Seminole Tribal Council member David Cypress. In the 15 years since, Lawrence, who is not a member of the tribe, has started more than a dozen...Tags: Hurricane Andrew, Employees, Gulfstream, Property, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Revolt by angry homeowners forced county and cities to rethink property rates
South Florida Sun-SentinelIn Hollywood, angry taxpayers piled into buses to revolt against the tax increase. In Fort Lauderdale, they pleaded with elected officials for a break. At the Broward County Commission, hundreds crammed the tax hearing in an uncommon show of concern....Tags: Plantation, Values, Dania Beach, Southwest Ranches, Fort Lauderdale
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NIH worker accused in Fla. anthrax threat
Sun National StaffAn employee at the National Institutes of Health was arrested yesterday, accused of making an anthrax threat against an assessor's office in Florida with which she was having a property tax dispute, the FBI's Miami office said. Michelle Ledgister, 43, of...Tags: State Budgets, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Federal Bureau of Investigation, Health Organizations, Fort Lauderdale
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Searching property records information
Recent transactions On Sun-Sentinel.com, you can search a database of recent home and condo sales in Broward and Palm Beach counties. You can search by address, city, zip code and type of housing and you can also specify whether you're looking for...Tags: Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, Property, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Florida, Homes
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