Property taxes in Seminole County, Florida — and how to appeal yours
Like every Florida county, Seminole 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 Seminole County Value Adjustment Board. Here's what that means where you live, with hearings administered from Sanford.
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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.
Seminole County at a glance
- Who sets your assessment
- The Seminole County Property Appraiser estimates your home's just value as of January 1 each year.
- Where appeals are heard
- The Seminole County Value Adjustment Board — an independent board, separate from the Property Appraiser, that hears petitions from Seminole County owners.
- The form you file
- Form DR-486 — the statewide Florida petition to the Value Adjustment Board, filed with the Seminole 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 Seminole County VAB clerk before filing.
Seminole County guides
How to appeal your property taxes in Seminole County
The full Seminole County VAB process — from reading your assessment to the DR-486 petition and your hearing.
Read guide →Seminole County TRIM notice & petition deadline
When Seminole County mails its TRIM notice, how the 25-day clock works, and the one date you cannot miss.
Read guide →Is my Seminole 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 Seminole County
- How to appeal your property taxes in Seminole County
- Seminole County TRIM notice & petition deadline
- Is my Seminole 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 Seminole County VAB clerk before filing.