Notices of Assessment
Evans Hale and Jacoby Elrod in the Campbell & Brannon Property Tax Division can assist your taxpayers with appeal questions. They can be reached at 404.504.8700 or appeals@campbellandbrannon.com
What is the Notice of Assessment?
The Notice of Assessment is the county tax assessor’s statement of the property value they will use when calculating your home’s property taxes this year.
What does this mean for me?
• The Notice of Assessment is NOT A BILL. The Notice of Assessment is your opportunity to object to the county’s estimate of your property’s fair market value.
• All appeals must be filed within 45 days from the date of the Notice of Assessment.
• Once the tax bill is issued it is too late to appeal!
• If you purchased your property in 2025, you have the right to appeal even if your name is not on the Notice of Assessment.
What can you do about an appraisal that is too high?
• If the County’s estimate of the home’s fair market value is higher than expected, based on incorrect data, or inconsistent with the value of other similar properties in your neighborhood, the owner may want to consider an appeal.
• Owners may represent themselves in the appeal or hire a representative to appeal the value for them.
• The Notice of Assessment provides instructions for the next steps if you want to appeal the fair market value.
What happens after the appeal?
• If you win your appeal your assessment is frozen for 3 years.
• Previously your assessment was frozen regardless of your appeal outcome this is no longer the case.
• If you lose your appeal, your assessment is NOT frozen!
For Buyers and Sellers
• The Notice (and bill) is sent to the taxpayer of record as of January 1st.
• If the property has been sold since January 1st, the Notice of Assessment and the tax bill will be addressed to the Seller so it may get picked up by mail forwarding. Sellers should forward the Notice and subsequent bill to the new owner.
• The new owner may also find the Notice on the Assessor’s website and the bill on the Commissioner’s website. The actual bills are typically released late summer or early fall (think Labor Day).
• The new owner is responsible for making sure the tax bill is paid!
Information courtesy of Campbell & Brannon