Polk County
Polk County Clerk of Courts
330 W Church Street
Post Office Box 988
Bartow, Florida 33831
Telephone (863) 534-6502
Fax (863) 534-5951


Email: kathryncourtney@polk-county.net




A taxpayer may file a petition with the Value Adjustment Board for the following reasons:
  1. The taxpayer objects to the Property Appraiser's value assessment of the taxpayer's real or personal property.
  2. The taxpayer's application for any of the following exemptions or special use classifications is denied:
    1. homestead exemption
    2. any other tax exemption as provided by Chapter 196, Florida Statutes or
    3. any special use classification as provided by Chapter 193, Florida Statutes.
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IMPORTANT:

ALL 2009 PETITIONS MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE OFFICE OF THE VALUE ADJUSTMENT BOARD BY SEPTEMBER 14, 2009, THE DATE SHOWN ON THE BOTTOM OF YOUR NOTICE OF PROPOSED TAXES (TRIM NOTICE). 

AFTER THE DEADLINE ABOVE, A GOOD CAUSE REQUEST MUST BE FILED ALONG WITH A PETITION.

GOOD CAUSE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL OCTOBER 14, 2009
 
The Petition Filing Fee for a single parcel is $15 and must be submitted with your Petition.  For petitions containing contiguous parcels, the Petition Filing fee is $15 plus $5 per parcel.   A Petition will not be considered filed until the fee is received.

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING A PETITION IN PERSON OR BY MAIL:

If you wish to pay by some manner other than credit card, you must submit the Petition and fee via mail or in person.  You cannot file online.  Petitions forms can be downloaded from the Polk County Value Adjustment Board website.  Petitions can be mailed to Polk County Value Adjustment Board, Attn. Kathryn Courtney, Post Office Box 988, Bartow, FL 33831-0988, or delivered to the Value Adjustment Board on the third floor of the Neil Combee Administration Building at 330 West Church Street, Bartow, FL.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING A PETITION ONLINE:

Please complete the appropriate online Petition by filling in all required fields and and clicking submit. While filling out the Petition, please do not click the "Back" button on your web browser.
 
After submitting your Petition, you will be prompted to submit the VAB's required $15.00  filing fee by MasterCard, Visa, American Express or Discover.  There is also a nonrefundable transaction fee of $5.00 charged by the financial service provider when you pay by credit card.  The description on your credit card billing statement will be MyFloridaCounty.com.  Only debit cards with the Visa or MasterCard logo are accepted. 

You are REQUIRED to provide a valid email address to electronically submit a Petition online. The VAB will email you regarding the status of your Petition. If accepted, the County will provide in this email a Petition # and PIN which enables you to log into this site to track your Petition, as well as submit and review evidence.
 
If you are filing a Petition with contiguous parcels, it is recommended that you DO NOT file online.  If you choose to do so you must file a separate Petition for each parcel and the filing fee will be $15 per parcel.  Alternatively, if you file in person or by mail, you can file one Petition for a fee of $15 plus $5 per parcel.