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 Hillsborough County with portability analysis, residential appeals, and commercial appeals.
Hillsborough County, anchored by Tampa, has been one of Florida's fastest-growing areas for years, with new construction in Riverview, Brandon, and southern Hillsborough alongside long-established neighborhoods closer to downtown Tampa. Long-time owners in particular often have a meaningful Save Our Homes gap worth identifying before a divorce settlement is finalized.
Rapid growth has pushed market values up across Hillsborough County, widening the gap between assessed and market value for homesteaded properties that haven't sold in years. For both portability calculations and assessment appeals, we compare your property against recent sales in your specific Hillsborough neighborhood, whether that's South Tampa, Brandon, Plant City, or elsewhere.
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 Hillsborough 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, Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough 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.
Hillsborough County VAB petitions must be filed within 25 days of the TRIM notice mailing date, through the Hillsborough County Clerk of Court. We can help you decide whether your assessment is out of line with the market before that deadline arrives.
Your Hillsborough County tax bill depends on whether the property is in the City of Tampa, another municipality, or unincorporated Hillsborough County, each with its own combined millage rate. We apply the correct rate for your address when estimating potential savings.
Your assessed value, exemptions, and TRIM notice details are on file with the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser's Office. 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.