Completed petitions may be filed in-person, by U.S. mail, or placed in one of several drop-box locations throughout the county.
Online:
Petitions can be submitted and paid through the VAB online portal. Documentation and information can also be submitted through the portal for your petition.
Click here to get started filing your petition.
In-Person:
Deliver to the Value Adjustment Board Clerk
Lake County Courthouse
550 W. Main St.
East Wing, First Floor (Jury Assembly Room)
Tavares, FL 32778
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday
U.S. Mail:
Lake County Value Adjustment Board
P.O. Box 7800, Tavares, FL 32778-7800
Drop-Box Locations:
- Lake County Administration Building
315 W. Main St., Second Floor, Tavares
Accessible 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday
- Downtown Tavares (Guardian Ad Litem/Veterans Services Building)
418 W. Alfred Street, Tavares
Accessible 24/7
- Leesburg
1720 N. Citrus Blvd, Leesburg
Accessible 24/7
- Clermont (behind the Citrus Tower Village Publix)
290 Citrus Tower Blvd., Suite 116, Clermont
Accessible 24/7
NOTE: The VAB Clerk does not accept electronic filing of petitions by email or fax.
All petitions must be received by 5 p.m. on the date of the filing deadline to be considered timely filed.
A non-refundable filing fee of $50 per petition is due at the time a petition is filed. The filing fee for a joint petition is $50, with an additional $5 fee for each additional parcel listed on the petition.
A petition contesting a denial of a late-filed homestead exemption application has a filing fee of $15. No filing fee is required for petitions contesting the denial of a timely-filed homestead exemption application or homestead tax deferral appeal.
If filing a petition by mail or drop-box, please only include a check or money order as your form of payment (no cash).
For questions regarding the filing of petitions, call 352-742-4398.