Florida's Save Our Homes benefit can be worth six figures in a divorce settlement, and an over-assessed property can mean years of excess tax bills. We help homeowners and business owners in Duval County with portability analysis, residential appeals, and commercial appeals.
Duval County, Jacksonville, is home base for My Exemption Check, and we work with Duval County homeowners and family law attorneys regularly. Whether the marital home is on the Southside, in Mandarin, on the Westside, or at the Beaches, the accumulated Save Our Homes benefit is often one of the larger overlooked items in a Duval County divorce settlement.
Jacksonville's consolidated city-county government means Duval County covers a large and varied area, from riverfront and beach communities to inland suburban neighborhoods, each appreciating at its own pace. We compare your property against recent sales in your specific Duval County neighborhood for both portability analysis and assessment appeals.
If one spouse is keeping the homestead, or the home is being sold and both parties are starting over, the accumulated Save Our Homes benefit needs to be identified and valued before the settlement is finalized. We calculate the portability value, the annual tax savings, and what happens if the homestead is abandoned.
Submit your Duval property address and we'll tell you whether a meaningful Save Our Homes / portability benefit exists, at no cost. If it's worth a full written report, the analysis is $1,250.
Every August, Duval County property owners receive a TRIM notice showing the proposed assessment for the coming tax year. If that number looks too high, there's a limited window to challenge it with the county's Value Adjustment Board.
The Duval County Property Appraiser mails TRIM notices (Notice of Proposed Property Taxes) in mid-to-late August, showing your proposed assessed value and the deadline to file a Value Adjustment Board petition for that year.
Duval County VAB petitions must be filed within 25 days of the TRIM notice mailing date, with the Duval County Value Adjustment Board. As a Jacksonville-based firm, we're familiar with how the local VAB process works and can help you decide whether to file.
Duval County's consolidated government means most of the county shares a similar millage structure, but the Beaches cities (Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Jacksonville Beach) and the Town of Baldwin set their own additional municipal rates. We account for your specific location when estimating tax impact.
Your assessed value, exemptions, and TRIM notice details are on file with the Duval County Property Appraiser. Use their property search tool to look up your parcel before requesting a review.
Free check or a $1,250 written portability valuation report for settlements.
TRIM notice review and Value Adjustment Board petition support for homeowners.
Data-driven VAB petitions for commercial property owners and investors.