Don't let the County make you pay more than you should!
Attention all homeowners caught in the equity squeeze! If the market is telling you your house is no longer the prize it was a year or more ago, but the County Property Tax Assessor is telling you it is still the Taj Mahal for tax purposes, you need to read this and act on it.
When you've finshed reading it, here is exactly what you need to do in DeKalb County (others may vary).
1. Call the Residential Division Help Desk at 404-371-2471 to request the form, "Real Estate Property Tax Return." Provide them with your address and they will mail you the form with a SASE.
2. File the form from #1 by March 1, indicating what you feel is the actual, fair market value of your home.
3. Sometime in April, you will receive the Notice of Assessment Change from the County that will indicate your property's appraisal by the County.
4. If the County appraised value exceeds what you feel is fair, you will need to file an appeal immediately using the process outlined at:
*check this link* DEKALB TAX APPEAL