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VAB Real Property Valuation Petitions (26-023 through 26-042)

Description

Special magistrate review of 20 residential property tax valuation petitions contesting county assessments for the 2026 tax year.

Impact summary

Affects property tax assessments and valuation roll determinations for residential parcels across Hernando County.

Applicant

Name: Various Petitioners / Ownwell, Inc. (Scott Simpson)
Address: Various Locations in Spring Hill and Brooksville, FL

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Recorded in the meeting · Value Adjustment Board

Discussed

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 19, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Oct 19, 2026

Value Adjustment Board — October 19, 2026

Special magistrate review of 20 residential property tax valuation petitions contesting county assessments for the 2026 tax year.

Related issues (1)

Residential Property Valuation Petitions

Twenty homeowners challenged their 2026 assessed values before the Value Adjustment Board, mostly new Pulte-built homes in Spring Hill's Caldera subdivision. The core fight is whether values should be based on heated-and-cooled living area or the appraiser's larger adjusted square footage — a difference that can swing values by tens of thousands of dollars. The special magistrate's recommendations will determine whether these owners' tax bills go down.

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