Administrative Appeals

Scales of Justice There are three ways to file an administrative appeal.

  • First, and which is used most often, is to file an appeal to be heard by the Board of Equalization.
  • Secondly, if your property is non-homestead property, and is assessed for more than $1 million, you can have an administrative hearing before a Hearing Officer. Depending on the type of property you have, the Hearing Officer will be either a certified residential appraiser or certified general appraiser.
  • Thirdly, you can have your appeal heard by an arbitrator. Using an arbitrator is the least used method.

The results obtained through an appeal to the Board of Equalization or to a Hearing Officer are directly appealable to the Superior Court and the Superior Court then decides the proper value for your property without any regard for the value determined in the administrative hearing. The result obtained through arbitration is final and is not appealable to the Superior Court.

You can retain me to file an administrative appeal for you. The only time that an administrative appeal can be filed is within the 45 days from the date of the Notice of Annual Assessment that was sent to you by the county. There are no exceptions. The Notice of Annual Assessment is sent out each year but the timing of same is different for each county.

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