How do I appeal property taxes in Broward County?

The Broward process, step by step

1. 1Get your TRIM notice from the Broward County Property Appraiser, mailed in August (approximately August 21 for 2026), showing assessed value, exemptions, and proposed millage.
2. 2File your DR-486 petition with the Broward Value Adjustment Board within 25 days of the mailing date, through the Broward Clerk of Courts (broward.org/VAB). The residential fee is $15, and the 2026 deadline lands around mid-September.
3. 3Pull comparables from bcpa.net: the BCPA site publishes sales and assessment data for similar homes. Three to seven same-neighborhood comparables adjusted for size and condition is the standard winning package.
4. 4Present to a special magistrate, a short, informal hearing. The magistrate recommends, the board ratifies.
5. 5Verify your exemptions while you're at it: the homestead exemption (up to $50,000) and the 3% Save Our Homes cap. If you bought recently, the cap reset at purchase and your first assessments deserve real scrutiny.

The Broward-specific angle

Broward's median home value sits around $425,000 with an effective tax rate near 1.07%, so a meaningful assessment reduction is worth real money every year, and for homesteaded winners the reduction locks in as the new Save Our Homes baseline. South Florida's post-pandemic run-up hit Broward's coastal and western suburbs unevenly, which is precisely the condition that creates comparable-assessment gaps a VAB case turns on.

The statewide mechanics, the receive-by rule, and the form itself are covered in how to appeal in Florida and how to fill out the DR-486. Whether your specific home has a gap is a 30-second free check against the state assessment roll, we hold every Broward parcel.