How do I file a VAB petition online in Florida (Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach)?
How do I file a VAB petition online in Florida (Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach)?
Most large Florida counties accept VAB petitions through an online clerk portal: Miami-Dade uses the Axia system (vabprod.miamidade.gov), Palm Beach uses myVAB (myvab.mypalmbeachclerk.com), and Broward files through its Clerk's VAB portal.
Florida's Value Adjustment Board (VAB) petitions are filed with the county clerk — not the property appraiser — and most large counties offer an online filing portal. The legal form is the same statewide (Form DR-486), but the filing system differs by county.
Miami-Dade — Axia. Miami-Dade's Clerk of Court (the VAB clerk) uses the Axia online petition system at vabprod.miamidade.gov. You complete the petition through the Axia wizard, pay the $15-per-parcel fee by card, and later upload your evidence into Axia by the deadline before your hearing. The Clerk's VAB information page links to the current-year portal.
Palm Beach — myVAB. The Palm Beach County Clerk & Comptroller runs myVAB (myvab.mypalmbeachclerk.com), which lets petitioners file online and gives real-time access to petition status and hearing schedules. If you cannot file online, you may download the DR-486 and mail or hand-deliver it to the VAB office.
Broward. Broward County files through its Clerk of Courts VAB online petition system; the county's Property Appraiser also offers an informal review before you petition.
What is the same everywhere. Regardless of portal, three statutory rules control: the 25-day deadline in §194.011(3)(d), the $15-per-parcel fee cap in §194.013, and the 15-day evidence exchange in §194.011(4). Always confirm the current portal URL on your county clerk's VAB page — these systems re-platform and roll over each tax year, and the exact filing deadline is printed on your TRIM notice.
Tip: create your portal account early so a last-minute login problem does not cost you the deadline.