You have the legal right to protest your property value if you believe it is incorrect. When you receive a Notice of Valuation, there will be instructions along with it explaining how you may submit a protest either in writing, in person, or over the Internet. The deadline to file by any method is June 1 annually (or by the next business day if June 1 falls on a holiday or weekend). When protesting, be sure to explain why you think your value is incorrect; please submit any information (such as sales of homes similar to yours or information concerning condition problems with your home,etc), which will assist the Assessor in making a review of your value. Include your schedule number (which is shown on your Notice of Valuation) and a daytime phone number.

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If you disagree with the Assessor's response to your protest, you can continue your appeal to the County Board of Equalization. Instructions on how to do this are included along with the Assessor's response to your protest. If you disagree with the County Board's decision, you can still continue your appeal to the State Board of Assessment Appeals, to District Court, or to binding arbitration (the choice is yours).

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You can protest up to two prior year values (for example, anytime during 2006 you could appeal your 2004 and 2005 values), IF you did not already protest those values during the year(s) in question. This can be done by submitting a Board of County Commissioners' Petition for Abatement or Refund of Taxes (available in the "Forms" section of this Assessor's Office website). But remember, if you already protested your value during the year in question, you cannot come back later and protest it again with a petition.

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