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Orange County Property Tax Appeal Guide
Review your OCPAFL assessment and available comparable parcel evidence before deciding whether a VAB petition is supported.
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Free check, then a $49 Property Assessment Audit with a pre-filled DR-486 when the evidence supports filing, or a valuation and county-record report when it does not.
How property tax appeals work in Orange County
Florida property owners have a right to challenge their assessed value under Florida Statutes §194.011. In Orange County, petitions are filed with the Value Adjustment Board (VAB), administered by the Clerk of Court, the OCPAFL (Orange County Property Appraiser) handles the underlying valuation.
The petition window is 25 days after the TRIM notice is mailed. For Orange County, the 2026 mailing date is not yet published. We will confirm your exact deadline within 24 hours of your TRIM notice arriving, and it is printed on the notice itself. The filing fee is $50 per petition.
OCPAFL provides an interactive parcel viewer with comparable sales. Orange County's tourism corridor (near Disney/Universal) sees frequent overassessment of older homes adjacent to redevelopment zones.
Strong petitions use genuinely comparable properties and document relevant similarities and differences such as location, use, size, age, and condition. The free check shows available public-record evidence before purchase; the audit prepares filing materials only when that evidence supports filing.
File With
Orange County Value Adjustment Board
- Property Appraiser
- Orange County Property Appraiser
- County Seat
- Orlando
- PAO Website
- www.ocpafl.org/
- VAB Filing Portal
- www.occompt.com/vab/
- TRIM Mails
- Not yet published
- Petition Deadline
- 25 days after your TRIM notice mails (the exact date is printed on the notice)
- Petition Form
- Form DR-486 (statewide)
- Filing Fee
- $50 per petition
Step-by-step
How to appeal in Orange County, start to finish
- 1. Read your TRIM notice. The OCPAFL mails them in August; it shows your just value, assessed value, and your exact petition deadline.
- 2. Check whether you are over-assessed. Compare your just value against similar homes' just values on the OCPAFL roll — or run your address through our free check above.
- 3. Gather 3-5 comparables. Same area, use class, and similar size and age. Comparable just values from the Property Appraiser's own roll are proper §193.011 market evidence.
- 4. File Form DR-486 with the Clerk of Court within 25 days of your TRIM mailing. The filing fee is $50 per petition. The Clerk must RECEIVE it by the deadline — a postmark does not count.
- 5. Present at your VAB hearing. Usually about 15 minutes before a special magistrate; bring printed copies of your comparables. No lawyer required.
Cities we cover in Orange County
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Find your deadline on your TRIM notice
Orange County has not published a 2026 petition deadline, so the only date that is certainly right is the one printed on your own TRIM notice. It is 25 days from the day that notice mailed. Check your address free now so your number is ready when you read it.
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Florida counties mail TRIM notices (your Notice of Proposed Property Taxes) in mid-to-late August, and you get just 25 days from the date on the notice to petition. I'll email you once when they go out, with a short checklist of what to check on yours.
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