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 Orange County with portability analysis, residential appeals, and commercial appeals.
Orange County is anchored by Orlando and the Walt Disney World and International Drive tourism corridor, but it's also home to long-established residential neighborhoods in Winter Park, College Park, Apopka, and Ocoee. For homeowners going through a divorce, the Save Our Homes benefit built up on a long-held Orange County homestead can be a meaningful asset that needs to be valued before the settlement is signed.
Orange County's property mix ranges from homes near the tourist corridor to traditional single-family neighborhoods and high-rise condos in downtown Orlando. Because comparable sales and zoning vary so much by area, both portability calculations and assessment appeals need to be based on the right comparables for your specific part of the county.
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 Orange County 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, Orange 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 Orange County Property Appraiser mails TRIM notices (Notice of Proposed Property Taxes) in mid-to-late August, showing your proposed assessed value, exemptions, and the deadline to file a Value Adjustment Board petition for that year.
Orange County VAB petitions must be filed within 25 days of the TRIM notice mailing date, with the Orange County Value Adjustment Board. We review your assessment and let you know whether a petition is likely to be worth filing.
Your Orange County tax bill depends on whether the property is inside Orlando, another municipality such as Winter Park or Apopka, or unincorporated Orange County, each with a different combined millage rate. We use the rate for your specific taxing district when estimating savings.
Your assessed value, exemptions, and TRIM notice details are on file with the Orange 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.