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Appeal a property assessment

Appeal a property assessment. Choose your county to find the office that handles this service.

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County, California	Where to start	Service information
Alameda	Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals Unit	Assessment appeal applications and hearing resources
Alpine	Board of Equalization — County Clerk	Assessment appeal — Board of Equalization application
Amador	Clerk of the Board — records	File an assessment appeal with the Clerk of the Board
Butte	Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals	Assessment appeal application and hearing preparation
Calaveras	Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals	Assessment appeal filing, application and Clerk contact
Colusa	Board of Supervisors — records	Assessment appeal application — Clerk of the Board
Contra Costa	Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals	Assessment appeal application and county filing instructions
Del Norte	Clerk of the Board — Local Assessment Appeals Board	Local Assessment Appeals Board — county forms and contact
El Dorado	Assessment Appeals Board — Clerk of the Board	Assessment appeals — filing, fees and in-person hearings
Fresno	Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals	Assessment appeals — filing and hearing guidance
Glenn	Clerk of the Board — records	Assessment appeal application — county resource page
Humboldt	Assessment Appeals Board — Clerk of the Board	Assessment appeal application and Clerk contact
Imperial	Clerk of the Board — records	Assessment appeal filing and application
Inyo	Clerk of the Board — records	Assessment appeals — application and local rules
Kern	Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals	Assessment appeal application, filing fee and fee waiver
Kings	Board of Equalization — Clerk of the Board	Assessment appeal applications, deposit and hearing requirements
Lake	Local Board of Equalization — Clerk of the Board	Assessment appeal filing, fees and hearing attendance
Lassen	Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals	Assessment appeal application and local procedure resources
Los Angeles	Assessment Appeals Board	Assessment appeal filing, case status and hearing resources
Madera	Assessment Appeals Board	Assessment appeal application — original paper filing
Marin	Assessment Appeals Board — Clerk	Property assessment appeal — county process and application
Mariposa	Board of Equalization — Clerk of the Board	Appeal an assessment to the Board of Equalization
Mendocino	Assessment Appeals Board — Clerk of the Board	Assessment appeal — signed paper application and county forms
Merced	Assessment Appeals Board — Clerk	Assessment appeal application, forms and local rules
Modoc	Board of Supervisors — Assessment Appeals	Assessment appeal application and Clerk filing information
Mono	Assessment Appeals Board — County Clerk	Assessment appeal application and County Clerk instructions
Monterey	Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals	Assessment appeal application, local rules and fee waiver
Napa	Assessment Appeals Board	Assessment appeal process and county application
Nevada	Clerk of the Board — public records	Assessment appeal application, filing requirements and forms
Orange	Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals	Appeal property value — application and hearing resources
Placer	Assessment Appeals Board — Clerk of the Board	Assessment appeal filing, fees and hearing confirmation
Plumas	Clerk of the Board of Equalization — Assessment Appeals	Formal assessment appeal — Clerk filing location and application contact
Riverside	Assessment Appeals Division — Clerk of the Board	Assessment appeals — Clerk application and hearing resources
Sacramento	Assessment Appeals Board — Clerk of the Board	Assessment appeal — paper submission and two filing locations
San Benito	Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals	Assessment appeal application, fee waiver and Clerk contact
San Bernardino	Clerk of the Board of Supervisors	Assessment appeals — application, fee waiver and hearing process
San Diego	Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals Unit	Assessment appeal — online filing and application management
San Francisco	Assessment Appeals Board	Assessment appeals — regular and notice-based filing resources
San Joaquin	Clerk of the Board — records	Assessment appeal — application, parcel-year filing and fee exemption
San Luis Obispo	Administrative Office — Clerk of the Assessment Appeals Board	Assessment appeal — Executive Office application and hearing process
San Mateo	Assessment Appeals Board — Clerk	Assessment appeal — new county portal and Clerk contact
Santa Barbara	Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals	Assessment appeal case status, hearing agendas and minutes
Santa Clara	Clerk of the Board — public records	Assessment appeal — application, current fees and hearing preparation
Santa Cruz	Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals	Assessment appeal — application eFile portal and Clerk contact
Shasta	Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals	Assessment appeal — current application, wet signatures and fees
Sierra	Clerk of the Board of Equalization	Assessment appeal application — Clerk submission and hearing notice
Siskiyou	County Clerk-Registrar of Voters	Assessment appeal — County Clerk application contact
Solano	Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals	Assessment appeal application, filing fee and hearing requirements
Sonoma	Assessment Appeals Board — Clerk of the Board	Assessment appeal — application, annual scope and hearing resources
Stanislaus	Clerk of the Board — records	Assessment appeal application — Clerk mailing and filing fee
Sutter	Clerk-Recorder	Assessment appeal application — Clerk of the Board
Tehama	Clerk of the Board of Equalization	Assessment appeal — current application and Clerk office
Trinity	Board of Supervisors — Assessment Appeal Applications	Assessment appeal application — Board of Supervisors resource
Tulare	Clerk of the Board — public records	Assessment appeal — application, hearing evidence and filing fee
Tuolumne	Clerk of the Board of Equalization	Formal assessment appeal — application and Clerk contact
Ventura	Clerk of the Board — public records	Assessment appeal — online filing, paper application and hearing resources
Yolo	Clerk of the Board — records	Assessment appeal — online or paper application and fee waiver
Yuba	Clerk of the Board — Assessment Appeals	Assessment appeal — Clerk application, filing fee and findings