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Property Tax News

» The Los Angeles County Assessment Appeals Board Is Now Accepting Applications For Changed Assessment For 2009/10

Filing dates are July 2 to November 30, 2009 for all real and personal property assessments. By telephone: (213) 974-1471; 1 (888) 807-2111.

» The San Diego County Assessment Appeals Board Is Now Accepting Applications For Changed Assessment For 2009/10

2009-2010 Assessment Appeals Filing Period:   Individuals and businesses seeking to appeal their property tax assessments for 2009-2010 may do so between July 2 and November 30, 2009.  Applications must be filed at or mailed to the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, 1600 Pacific Highway, Rm. 402, San Diego, CA  92101.

» Scam Alert from Los Angeles County Assessor!

Rick Auerbach, Los Angeles County Assessor, warned that some private companies using clever names like "Tax Adjusters", "Tax Review", or "Tax Reassessment", are mailing misleading solicitations which arrive in official-looking envelopes. The Assessor's office of Los Angeles County will be reviewing the values of 500,000 homes this year without the filing of forms and for free!

» File the appeals only after you've received the property valuation notice and before the appeal deadline !!!

Your property tax will be levied based on the assessed value for the current tax year. You won't know the assessed value until you've received the valuation notice. Please check our tax calendar for the important dates. Our Automated Property Tax Appeal System will automatically put your request in "Pending" status if we and you can not confirm the assessed value of the property for the current tax year.

» Feb. 25, 2009: Maricopa County Assessor is sending out "Notice of Property Valuation".

You have 60 days to file an appeal after the postmark date of the notice of valuation.