Law Office of Seth D Lubin PA - Property Tax Appeals and Estate Planning

06/10/2022

According to our great Property Appraiser, Marty Kiar, the City of Weston's taxable value is $10,454,945,389 which represents a 10.35% increase in overall taxable value from last year. It should be noted that the assessed values for the city’s 14,642 homesteaded properties are capped at 3%. Much of the overall value increase is being driven by new construction and many new residents making Weston their home. The average market value for a single family home is $607,029 and the average taxable value is 434,425.

07/16/2020

It is that time of year again! If you are interested in finding out if you can save money on property taxes, please visit Lubinlawfirm.com or call me at (954) 660-3556.

08/18/2019

Property Tax Notices are here! If you have any questions about your value, your taxes or your exemptions, give me a call! You can also visit my site at www.Lubinlawfirm.com

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08/28/2018

If you have not already, in the next few days, you should receive a "2018 Notice of Proposed Taxes and Proposed or Adopted Non-Ad-Valorem Assessments" or TRIM Notice from the Property Appraiser. What is it? What does it mean? Does it affect my appeal? I will answer these questions below.

What is the TRIM Notice? Let's start with what it is not. It is not your property tax bill! You will receive your property tax bill in November.

This notice is simply a way of letting you know:

The Property Appraiser's assessment of your property as of January 1, 2018, as required by Florida law. For most non-homesteaded property, the assessed value is identical to the property’s market value. For homesteaded property, your assessed value is your “Save Our Homes” value. The Property Appraiser has determined the Market Value of your property by a mass-appraisal system. The mass-appraisal system is supposed to take into consideration sales of comparable properties during calendar year 2017. However, with the number of properties in Broward County, it is impossible for the mass-appraisal system to correctly value every property in the County. As a result, many properties may be over-valued. Therefore, the State of Florida allows you to appeal this value; and
Proposed tax rates set by the taxing authorities in your area/county/municipality. These include, among many, the School Board and the County/City Commission, etc. You will most likely see an increase in many of these rates from last year. Unlike your value, you cannot appeal these rates. However, you do have the right to question your proposed tax rates and non-ad valorem fees/special assessments, by contacting your elected officials who serve on those taxing authorities and attend the public hearings in September. Your TRIM Notice lists the hearing dates, locations and contact phone numbers for each taxing authority; and
The deadline to file an appeal with the Value Adjustment Board. The deadline in Broward County is September 18, 2018.
The reason all of this matters is that the amount you pay in taxes in November is based on the assessed value in the TRIM Notice multiplied by the tax rates decided upon by the taxing authorities. The lower the value and the lower the rates, the less you pay in taxes.

Call me if you have any questions or would like to appeal your value! (954) 660-3556

07/17/2018

The new property tax values are here! Are you being overcharged property taxes based on the value? I can check it for you for free! Go to https://www.lubinlawfirm.com/tax-appeals/ and fill out the form at the bottom of the page!

Reducing property taxes in Florida, including Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties.

10/31/2017

Broward property tax bills were put in the mail today and are available online tomorrow. Check out my latest blog on what it all means!

Some call it a necessary evil. Some call it the backbone to our infrastructure. Others don’t care what you call it, they just don’t want to pay so much! Regardless of how people feel about property taxes, the bottom line is that in Broward County, the property tax bills were put in the mail

09/11/2017

Friends, if you have damage to your home as a result of Irma and want to understand the property tax implications, please read my latest blog.

First and foremost, I hope you all are safe from Hurricane Irma’s recent path of destruction. Several clients have asked me if the damage they experienced from the hurricane will impact their property tax valuation. The answer is: possibly, but not for this year. The property tax valuati