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Notice of Proposed Property Taxes (TRIM Notice)

TRIM Notices are sent to all property owners by August 24. The Notices include property values, exemption benefits, proposed taxes and budget hearing information.

If you did not receive a TRIM Notice, please call 311 for a copy. Have your property folio number handy, which you can find by using the Property Search application and searching by address or name. You can also access your TRIM Notice online.

The Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County urges you to read your TRIM Notice carefully. Although the Notice states “This is not a bill,” it reflects what your property taxes are likely to be on your November property tax bill.

The Notice contains very important information pertaining to your property taxes in the following categories:

Taxing Authorities

  • Ad Valorem Taxes -- Proposed taxes based on the value of your property
  • Non-Ad Valorem Taxes -- Proposed fees for services such as garbage, fire and lighting

Please note that the Property Appraiser does not set tax rates nor does it collect taxes. Questions concerning taxes should be directed to the Taxing Authority listed on your Notice.

Property Appraiser

  • Property Values -- Value of the property as of January 1
  • Exemptions and Other Benefits -- All exemptions, classifications and assessment reductions applied to the property

For all questions pertaining to the values and exemptions listed in your Notice, please call the Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County at 305-375-4712. We are available to help you and address any questions and concerns about the values and exemptions in the Notice.

TRIM Resources

Additional assistance is available through a variety of online TRIM resources.

Public Hearings

The TRIM Notice lists the various taxing authorities that collect property taxes and their respective budget hearing dates. In addition to the County, there are several other agencies that levy taxes against your property. These include municipal governments, the School Board, South Florida Water Management District, Children's Trust, Florida Inland Navigational District, and the Everglades Project.

Before taxing authorities can levy taxes against your property, they are required to hold public budget hearings. The dates, times, and locations for all budget hearings are listed on the Notice, and you are encouraged to participate in each of the hearings.

Budget hearing information will be posted prior to the September hearings.

Appealing Your Assessment

Property owners are encouraged to complete an Assessment Review Form or schedule an appointment with the Property Appraiser of Miami-Dade County to discuss concerns about values and/or exemptions, in one-on-one conferences with evaluators. If the concerns are not resolved, the property owners have 25 days to file a petition with the Value Adjustment Board.

Receiving Two TRIM Notices

There are several possibilities that you have received two TRIM Notices:

  • If you own the real property, you may receive a Notice for real property and personal property. Check the folio numbers. The personal property folio number is an 8-digit number in the format. The real property folio number is a 13-digit number in the format.
  • If there is more than one business at the location, each business owning personal property would receive a Notice.
  • If there are back assessments involved, a Notice will be issued for the main/regular folio, and one Notice for each year back assessed.
  • If the Property Appraiser makes a change on the assessment after the Notice is mailed, then a second Notice would be mailed with the updated information. If this is the case, the folio number will be the same on the second Notice, but the deadline date at the bottom of the second Notice would be extended. The updated Notice will have a later deadline date.
  • You may have applied for and received an Enterprise abatement. If so, your other Notice would have ENTERPRISE ABATEMENT to the right of the property address on the form itself.