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The Orange County Appraiser’s Office is the tax appraiser for Orange County, Florida. The Orange County Appraiser is responsible for assessing the value of real property located within Orange County, Florida, for the purposes of taxing that property. The Orange County Appraiser does not set tax rates, but simply assesses property values. The current Orange County Appraiser is Rick Singh.
Orange County is the fifth-most populous county in Florida. At the 2010 Census, the population of Orange County was 1,145,956. The County seat of Orange County is Orlando. Orange County is in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Orange County contains the cities, villages, communities, or towns of: Apopka, Bay Lake, Belle Isle, Edgewood, Lake Buena Vista, Maitland, Ocoee, Orlando, Winter Garden, Winter Park, Eatonville, Oakland, Windermere, Alafaya, Azalea Park, Bay Hill, Bithlo, Christmas, Clarcona, Conway, Dr. Philips, Fairview Shores, Four Corners, Goldenrod, Gotha, Holden Heights, Horizon West, Hunter’s Creek, Lake Butler, Lake Hart, Lake Mary Jane, Lockhart, Meadows Woods, Oak Ridge, Orlo Vista, Paradise Heights, Pine Castle, Pine Hills, Rio Pinar, Sky Lake, South Apopka, Southchase, Taft, Tangelo Park, Tangerine, Tildenville, Union Park, University, Wedgefield, Williamsburg, Zellwood, Chinatown, Fairvilla, Killarney, Plymouth, Reedy Creek Improvement District, and Vineland. If you have questions about whether your property is located in Orange County and do not see the name of your city, town, or township on this list, you can contact the appraiser for more information.
In Florida, the County Appraiser has several administrative and statutory duties. The primary role of the Orange County Appraiser is to assess all real property within Orange County for tax purposes. This involves responsible for identifying, locating, and fairly valuing all property, both real and personal, within the county for tax purposes.
The Orange County Appraiser uses market value for tax appraisal purposes. Market value is determined by the value in the real estate market, and is determined by determining what a buyer on the open market would pay for your property in its current condition. Determining a fair and equitable value is the only role of this office in the taxing process.
The fair market value is a reflection of what people have paid for comparable piece of real estate on the open market. The property appraiser studies those transactions and appraise your property accordingly.
In addition to assessing fair market value, the property appraiser also follows changes in property ownership; maintains parcel boundaries maps; keeps descriptions of property and improvements like buildings up to date; and accepts and approves applications from individuals eligible for exemptions and other forms of property tax relief.
Orange County uses the Geographic Information System (G.I.S.) to keep track of changes to land in the county. The G.I.S. system is updated daily to reflect new changes to the land in Orange County.
Florida assess property values at least every five years. For these assessments, an appraiser will visit and inspect each real property parcel. Furthermore, property values can be adjusted based on comparable sales activity for properties in your neighborhood.
On January 1, 1995, the Florida Constitution was amended to limit any annual increase in the assessed value of residential property with a homestead exemption to 3 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower. However, this limitation does not include any changes or improvements this limitation does not include any change, addition or improvement to a homestead that is made within that year.
In addition to looking at fair market value, the Orange County Appraiser uses two other methods to determine value. These are the cost approach and the income approach. The cost approach is similar to replacement value and examines how much it would cost to replace the same structure on your parcel. The income approach is generally used for commercial property and looks at how much revenue your property would produce if it were rented as a commercial property and takes into account the expenses that would be involved in that use.
Real property values can change for a number of reasons. Any improvements to the property including: remodeling or rehabilitating existing improvements or adding new improvements can change the value. Destroying or removing improvements may decrease or increase the value. Market trends or conditions can also influence value. The Orange County tax appraiser considers all of these factors when determining a value for a piece of real property.
Florida has a convenient online system for filing property tax exemptions. This can be done at the Orange County Property Appraiser’s website: http://www.ocpafl.org/exemptions/.
In Orange County, Florida, the County Appraiser elected to a four-year term by the public. The current Orange County Appraiser is Rick Singh.
Rick Singh is serving his second term as property Orange County Florida Property Appraiser. First elected in 2012, Singh was re-elected in 2016. Prior to being elected, Singh worked as a field appraiser for the Orange County Property Appraiser for almost 20 years. In 1999, he became a State-Certified Residential appraiser and is the first state certified appraiser to ever be elected as the Orange County Florida Property Appraiser.
You can reach the Orange County Appraiser during business hours, which are Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm EST:
Orange County Property Appraiser
200 S. Orange Avenue, Suite 1700
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: 407-836-5044
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Rick Singh is the current Orange County, Florida Tax Appraiser. He is an elected official serving his second four-year term. The Orange County Appraiser uses comparable market values, cost, and income methods to assess the value of most real property in Orange County for the purposes of taxation.