Property taxes in Lee County, Florida — and how to appeal yours
Like every Florida county, Lee County assesses your home at its just (market) value each January 1, mails a TRIM notice in August, and gives you a short window — generally 25 days — to challenge the assessment before the Lee County Value Adjustment Board. Here's what that means where you live, with hearings administered from Fort Myers.
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- TRIM notices mail (estimated): August 18, 2026
- VAB petition deadline (estimated): September 12, 2026 — 25 days after the TRIM mailing (Fla. Stat. §194.011(3))
Estimated — your county has not yet published the official date. Check your TRIM notice when it arrives (typically mid-to-late August) for the exact filing deadline.
Lee County at a glance
- Who sets your assessment
- The Lee County Property Appraiser estimates your home's just value as of January 1 each year.
- Where appeals are heard
- The Lee County Value Adjustment Board — an independent board, separate from the Property Appraiser, that hears petitions from Lee County owners.
- The form you file
- Form DR-486 — the statewide Florida petition to the Value Adjustment Board, filed with the Lee County VAB clerk.
- Filing fee
- Florida law sets a small petition fee — typically $15 for the first parcel (Fla. Stat. §194.013). Confirm the current amount with the Lee County VAB clerk before filing.
Lee County guides
How to appeal your property taxes in Lee County
The full Lee County VAB process — from reading your assessment to the DR-486 petition and your hearing.
Read guide →Lee County TRIM notice & petition deadline
When Lee County mails its TRIM notice, how the 25-day clock works, and the one date you cannot miss.
Read guide →Is my Lee County assessment too high?
Just value vs. assessed value, the Save Our Homes cap, and the data-driven way to tell if you're over-assessed.
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More on Lee County
- How to appeal your property taxes in Lee County
- Lee County TRIM notice & petition deadline
- Is my Lee County assessment too high?
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All savings figures are estimates, not guarantees — no one can promise your assessment will be reduced. Deadline dates and filing fees shown on this page are estimates based on Florida statute and prior-year county data; always confirm the exact deadline and fee on your TRIM notice and with the Lee County VAB clerk before filing.