Property Tax Appeal letter template

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[DATE]

[RECIPIENT NAME]
[RECIPIENT ADDRESS]

Re: Formal Appeal of [TAX YEAR] Assessed Value
    Parcel / APN: [PARCEL NUMBER]
    Property: [PROPERTY ADDRESS]
    Assessed Value: $[ASSESSED VALUE]
    Owner's Opinion of Value: $[CLAIMED VALUE]

To the Assessor / Board of Equalization:

I, [USER FULL NAME], the owner of record of the above-referenced property, hereby file a formal appeal of the [TAX YEAR] assessed value pursuant to applicable state and county property-tax appeal procedures.

I respectfully request that the assessed value be reduced from $[ASSESSED VALUE] to $[CLAIMED VALUE], supported by the comparable-sales analysis below.

COMPARABLE SALES ANALYSIS (Sales-Comparison Approach)

Comparable 1:
[COMP 1]

Comparable 2:
[COMP 2]

Comparable 3:
[COMP 3]

These arm's-length transactions, occurring within the assessment lookback window and within the immediate neighborhood of the subject property, indicate that the current assessed value materially exceeds fair market value as of the relevant lien date.

PROPERTY CONDITION

[CONDITION NOTES]

Material defects, deferred maintenance, and functional obsolescence reduce the property's market value below the mass-appraisal estimate produced by the assessor's CAMA model.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

[FACTS]

REQUESTED RELIEF

[DESIRED OUTCOME]

Specifically, I request that the Assessor: (i) reduce the [TAX YEAR] assessed value of parcel [PARCEL NUMBER] to $[CLAIMED VALUE]; (ii) issue a corrected assessment notice; and (iii) refund or credit any overpayment of property taxes already remitted for the [TAX YEAR] tax year.

I am available to attend an informal review or formal Board of Equalization hearing and will produce supporting documentation, photographs of the comparable sales, and additional market evidence as required.

Sincerely,

[USER FULL NAME]
[USER ADDRESS]

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What you'll need

• • Recipient
• • Recipient address
• • Your name
• • Your address
• • Parcel / APN
• • Property address
• • Assessed value
• • Your opinion of value
• • Tax year
• • Comp 1
• • Comp 2
• • Comp 3
• • Condition / defects