The Villages is one of America's largest retirement communities, and Sumter County assessments here frequently exceed what the active resale market supports. Our flat $89 fee makes appealing accessible for every Villages homeowner. We prepare your petition and mail it for $89 plus Sumter County's $35 VAB filing fee — $124 in total — and we never take a percentage of what you save.
About 1 in 3 Florida homes can’t be helped by an appeal. We’ll tell you if yours is one — free, before you pay.
We instantly pull your Sumter County assessment data.
Our system generates a professional VAB petition with real comparable sales evidence.
Your petition is sent to the Sumter County VAB via USPS mail with tracking, 7+ days before your deadline.
We notify you when the county responds. Most results in 60-90 days.
Every other The Villages property tax service charges a percentage of your savings.
| Service | Fee Structure | Cost on an example $970 reduction |
|---|---|---|
| TaxAppeal USA | $89 flat + county filing fee | $124 total |
| Ownwell | 25-35% of savings | $291 |
| O'Connor/CutMyTaxes | 30-50% of savings | $388 |
| Local Tax Attorney | $300-$800+ | $500+ |
Our figure is what you pay in total: our $89 service fee plus Sumter County's $35 VAB filing fee, which we pay to the county for you. Competitor figures are their service fee on an example $970 reduction and exclude any county filing fee, which they also charge separately.
Under Florida Statute §194.011, every homeowner has the right to petition the VAB to challenge their property assessment. No attorney required.
You have exactly 25 days from your TRIM notice mailing date to file your VAB petition.
TaxAppeal USA prepares your petition and sends it to the Sumter County VAB via USPS mail, 7+ days before your deadline, so you have proof of timely filing.
When you receive your TRIM notice in August, you have 25 days to file a petition with the Sumter County Value Adjustment Board (VAB). TaxAppeal USA prepares your petition and mails it for you — you sign it yourself — we generate a professional protest letter with comparable sales evidence and mail it 7+ days before your deadline. The cost is $89 plus Sumter County's $35 VAB filing fee — $124 in total: our $89 service fee, and the county's own filing fee, which we pay to the Sumter County VAB on your behalf.
Florida TRIM notices are mailed in mid-August each year. The VAB petition deadline is 25 days after your notice is mailed, typically falling around September 18. You must file before this date — TaxAppeal USA prepares your petition and mails it once you sign — by tracked USPS First Class mail, with the county's filing fee paid to the VAB on your behalf — with time to spare. That county fee is collected at checkout on top of our $89, not absorbed by us.
It depends on the gap between your assessed value and your property's market value, and the Value Adjustment Board makes the final decision - we cannot promise a number. For scale, Miami-Dade's VAB reduced 14,856 residential parcels for tax year 2024, shifting about $589 per reduced parcel (Miami-Dade VAB, Form DR-529). Sumter County publishes its own figures each year, and Florida counties differ sharply. Whatever reduction you get, you keep all of it — we never take a percentage. The cost is $89 plus Sumter County's $35 VAB filing fee — $124 in total.
TRIM stands for Truth in Millage. It is a notice mailed by your county property appraiser every August showing your proposed property assessment and estimated taxes. If you believe your assessed value is too high, you have 25 days to file a petition with the Value Adjustment Board.
No attorney is required. Florida law allows homeowners to file VAB petitions themselves. TaxAppeal USA prepares a professional, evidence-backed petition letter and mails it 7+ days before your deadline for $89 plus Sumter County's $35 VAB filing fee — $124 in total — no attorney fees, no percentage of savings.
Every competitor charges 25-50% of your savings — this costs homeowners heavily. TaxAppeal USA charges a flat $89 service fee regardless of how much you save, plus Sumter County's VAB filing fee, which we pay to the county for you. You keep every dollar of the reduction.
File before your county's VAB deadline. $89 plus Sumter County's $35 VAB filing fee — $124 in total — and we never take a percentage of your savings.
Florida Statute §194.011 · TRIM Notice VAB Petition · Mailed Filing
The Villages files through Sumter County. The Sumter County appeal guide has the Value Adjustment Board's mailing address, the county filing fee, the September 2, 2026 deadline and the current millage rate.
TaxAppeal USA is a self-service document-preparation and mail filing service. In every state we serve, including Florida, we are not property tax consultants, agents, or representatives, we do not provide tax or legal advice, and we do not represent customers before any appraisal district, board of equalization, value adjustment board, or review board. Every protest and petition is prepared for the property owner, signed by the owner, and filed in the owner’s name. In Florida we also pay your county’s Value Adjustment Board filing fee on your behalf and mail your petition to the Clerk of the Value Adjustment Board. Your petition is signed by you as the property owner under section 194.011(3), Florida Statutes. TaxAppeal USA does not sign as your representative, does not appear before the Board, and does not present evidence or argument at a hearing.