As promised during my 2008 campaign, which resulted in me becoming Miami-Dade County's first elected Property Appraiser, I set out to establish the right values for all properties in the County.  The assessments on the 2009 Notice of Proposed Property Taxes (TRIM Notice) mailed to you last month, reflected market value reductions of as much as 20% to 30% in some municipalities

I have met my promise to you, the property owners of Miami-Dade County and my Office has done its job.

We provided the taxing authorities, such as the County, School Board and municipalities, accurate assessments of their respective taxable value, on which they based their 2009-10 budgets.
I now move to keep another promise I made to the property owners--to keep them informed about the various local developments regarding their property taxes.  As such, we are updating our online Tax Comparison Calculator to reflect the revised millage (tax) rates as they are set by the various taxing authorities.
Property owners can access the Tax Comparison Calculator and Tax Estimator to view the most current tax dollar changes to their property as compared to last year, and then estimate their 2009 property taxes.

These revised tax rates may reflect reductions from the proposed rates shown on your TRIM Notice and should result in lower taxes for most property owners on their 2009 property tax bills.

I would also invite you to suggest ways in which we can improve the information and services we provide. Please click here to submit your suggestions.

Thank You

Pedro J. Garcia
Miami Dade County Property Appraiser