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.
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.