Alert

Douglas County is in Stage 2 Fire Restrictions by order of the Sheriff. Visit the Douglas County Sherriff’s office page to learn more about what is allowed during a Stage 2 Fire Restriction.

×

01.

Help Me With...

Select from list
My Residential Property
My Driver's License or Vehicle Registration
Requesting Assistance
Elections
Health Department

02.

Select from list
My Property Valuation
Understanding My Valuation
Paying My Property Tax
Neighborhood Sales
Building Permits
Vehicle Registration - New Stickers
Vehicle Registration - New Vehicle
Drivers License - New or Renew
New Resident Vehicle Registration
Adult Protection
Child Welfare
Child Support
Child Care
Financial Assistance
Medical Assistance
Food Assistance
Register to Vote / Update Voter Registration
Upcoming Election Information
Ballot Drop Box Locations
Voter Service and Polling Centers
Birth/Death Records
Restaurant Inspections
Community Health
Child Care Center Inspections
Septic System Inspections
Emergency Preparedness & Response
Disease Surveillance
Mental and Behavioral Health Education
Community Health and Clinical Services
Women, Infants and Children

03.

×
× Close
Assessors Office

Assessor Level Appeals

WHAT IS AN ASSESSOR-LEVEL APPEAL?

If you disagree with the Assessor’s estimate of value, all property owners have the opportunity to appeal and provide evidence that it is inaccurate. The Douglas County Assessor provides several options to appeal property value from May 1 to June 8 each year (see Protest/Appeals Calendar). Reasons for an appeal might include:

  • Items that affect value are incorrect on your property record. You have an unfinished basement, not finished. You have a carport, not a garage. Your home has 1,600, not 2,000 square feet.
  • The estimated market value is too high. You have evidence that similar properties have sold for less than the estimated market value of your property.
  • The assessor’s record of acreage or square footage of land is incorrect.

Employees of the Assessor’s office have been trained to be polite and helpful. They will do anything within their means to help you get the information you need for an appeal. Please view them as an ally, not an adversary.

If you think your value is correct, but your taxes are too high, this is an issue you must take up with the officials who determine budgets for each taxing authority. Taxes can not be appealed through the Assessor’s office.

Read More

Appealing Your Property Value

Prepare

Look up your property on the Assessor’s website.  This is easy to do from the Assessor home page.

Review the facts on the property record

Check the living area of your home, the size of your lot, the presence or absence of a garage or finished basement, the construction materials, the quality of construction and so on.

Review sales information for your specific neighborhood

Access “View Neighborhood Sales” from your Property Details page, or by clicking here. The results of this search will provide verified local sales that have been filtered to fall within the study period. You may also review the entire sales database with the Advanced Search reporting tool.

This application helps you review sales and their property characteristics. It is important to compare the features of these properties to yours. If there are differences, the values of the properties may be different.

ASSESSOR’S DETERMINATION

The Assessor must make a decision and mail a Notice of Determination (NOD) to you before August 15th (the last working day in June during non-reappraisal years).

APPEALING THE ASSESSOR’S DECISION

If you disagree with the Assessor’s determination, you can file a written appeal with the County Board of Equalization (CBOE) on or before September 15 (during non-reappraisal years the deadline is July 15) for real or personal property. The CBOE schedules and completes their hearings before November 1 (August 5 in non-reappraisal years). The board must notify you in writing within five business days after their decision is made.

If you are satisfied with the CBOE decision, the process ends there.

If not there are three options:

  1. Go to binding Arbitration,
  2. Appeal to the Board of Assessment Appeals (BAA), or
  3. Go to District Court

You must appeal within 30 days of the CBOE decision.

If you choose Arbitration after the CBOE decision, the decision reached at Arbitration is final and not subject to review.

If you are satisfied with the decision rendered by either the BAA or District Court, the process ends there. If, however, the decision rendered by either the BAA or District Court is unsatisfactory, you may then appeal to the Court of Appeals within 30 days of the BAA decision or 45 days of a District Court decision. The only appeal beyond that is to the Colorado Supreme Court.

For more information view the Protest/Appeals Calendar

Read More

Business Personal Property Appeals

Personal property Notices of Valuation are mailed no later than June 15.  The Assessor conducts hearings on personal property valuation appeals beginning June 15 and continuing through June 30. The procedures are identical to those for real property protests, although the dates are different. Written personal property appeals must be postmarked on or before June 30.  Hand-delivered written filings will be accepted through 5 p.m., June 30.