Challenging the Assessed Value of Real Property in Florida

• Posted by Bruce McDonald
• May 02, 2010
• Property Value
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If you own real property in Florida, you know that tax bills are due every November. With the recent decline in real estate values around the state, and especially in South Florida, many people are asking this question of their county property appraiser: how is this property possibly worth that much in this depressed market?

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Death and Taxes

• Posted by Bruce McDonald
• March 24, 2010
• Property Taxes
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One of the nastiest surprises that families involved with a Florida probate often face is the HUGE increase in property taxes on the homestead after the final owner dies. There is no change when a husband or wife passes away, provided there is a surviving spouse. However, when the survivor dies, and the homestead property passes to the heirs, two changes combine to put a huge bite on the wallet in the next year’s property tax.

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