Summary
The proposed amendments to Rule 12D-9.001, F.A.C., implement provisions from Section 192.0105, F.S., which contains the “Florida Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights” (for property taxes and assessments), to: remove the four hour wait time; provide that the petitioner’s wait time should not exceed two hours; and, add the petitioner’s right to reschedule if the wait time exceeds two hours. The proposed amendments to Rule 12D-9.019, F.A.C., implement provisions from Chapter 2012-193, Laws of Florida, to: require that certain information be provided with the notice provided to a petitioner concerning the time he or she is scheduled for an appearance before a VAB; provide that a petition hearing be rescheduled if the hearing is not commenced within 2 hours after the scheduled time; and, remove a requirement that the property record card be sent with the notice of hearing. The proposed amendments to Rule 12D-9.020, F.A.C., implement the Administrative Law Judge’s ruling in Rob Turner, Hillsborough County PA vs. DOR (DOAH Case No.:11-677, summary Final Order dated June 22, 2011), which found the rule contradicts Section 194.011(4)(a), F.S., regarding the exchange of evidence process for VAB hearings; and, implement a change in Section 8 of Chapter 2013-109, Laws of Florida, which requires that the property appraiser, instead of the Clerk, now provide a copy of the property record card to the petitioner.