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 Pinellas County with portability analysis, residential appeals, and commercial appeals.
Pinellas County, home to St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Largo, and Dunedin, is the most densely developed county in Florida, with very little vacant land left to build on. That scarcity has driven strong, sustained appreciation, so many long-time Pinellas homesteads carry a substantial Save Our Homes benefit, exactly the kind of asset that needs to be addressed in a divorce settlement.
Because Pinellas County is largely built out, much of the housing stock is older and many owners have held their homes for years, often with assessed values well below current market value. Whether you're in St. Petersburg, Clearwater, or one of the smaller beach communities, we use recent sales in your specific area for both portability calculations 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 Pinellas 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, Pinellas 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 Pinellas 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.
Pinellas County VAB petitions must be filed within 25 days of the TRIM notice mailing date, with the Pinellas County Value Adjustment Board. We review your notice against recent comparable sales and let you know if a petition makes sense.
Pinellas County's combined millage varies by city, with St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and the smaller beach towns each setting their own municipal rates on top of county and school board levies. We use the rate for your specific city when estimating the value of portability or an appeal.
Your assessed value, exemptions, and TRIM notice details are on file with the Pinellas 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.