Property Tax Assessment Appeals

                                                  Placer County Offices will be Closed Friday, July 3, 2009 and Monday July 6, 2009.                 

Property owners have a right to challenge their property assessments by filing an application for changed assessment with the clerk of the Assessment Appeals Board.

The Assessment Appeals Board, appointed by the Board of Supervisors to serve as the local Board of Equalization, will determine the value of the property after hearing evidence from the applicant and a representative of the Assessor's Office.

TYPE OF FILING FILING PERIOD Regular Assessments 2008 Filing dates have ended. They were July 2 to November 30, 2008 for all real and personal property assessments. You cannot appeal your regular 2008 values outside of these dates. 2009 Filing dates are July 2 – September 15, 2009 for all property in Placer County when the Assessor elects to mail assessment notices to all owners of real property by August 1. The application shall be filed within the time period from July 2 to September 15, inclusive. An application that is mailed and postmarked September 15 or earlier within that period shall be deemed to have been filed within the time period beginning July 2 and continuing through and including September 15. The 2009 Roll Values are not available until after July 1, 2009 from the Assessor's Office. Supplemental Assessments Filing dates are within 60 days of the mailing date printed on the Supplemental notice or tax bill (if no notice was received), or the postmark date of the notice or tax bill (if no notice was received), whichever is later. If you missed the opportunity to appeal your supplemental assessment, you can still file an appeal at the time your property becomes a part of the regular assessment roll, during the regular assessment filing period for that year plus the three following years. Note: It is advisable to file as early as possible. If you succeed in your appeal, the new base year value will affect only the year of your application and future years, but is not retroactive. Roll Change/Adjusted and Escape Assessments Filing dates are within 60 days after the mailing date printed on the notice or adjusted/escape assessment tax bill (if no notice was received), or the postmark date of the notice or tax bill (if no notice was received), whichever is later. Misfortune & Calamity Reassessments Filing dates are within six months after the mailing date of the assessment notice. If the final filing date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday, an application that is mailed and postmarked on the next business day shall be deemed to have been filed timely.

Assessment appeal applications and related forms are available at the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, from the Assessment Appeals Board Clerk, or online (You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software to view the application, and fill it out and print it.):

• Application for Changed Assessment Form  (you can type in your information or print and fill out by hand).

Complete your application, print it, and sign it. Mail the application, with the original signature, to:
Placer County Assessment Appeals Board
175 Fulweiler Avenue, Suite 101
Auburn, CA 95603

To withdraw an appeal filed with the Assessment Appeals Board, please fill out a Withdrawal Form and mail it to the address above.

INFORMATION TO HELP YOU WITH ASSESSMENT APPEAL APPLICATIONS: