Appeals Process
If you feel your property tax is too high, you may file a protest with the Mobile
County Board of Equalization. In a re-appraisal year, taxpayers are given 30 days to file an appeal
after receiving written notice of change in valuation. The 2008 Valuation notices to be mailed the first of July. Upon your appeal, a field
audit will be conducted by the Revenue Commissioner's Office and the Board of
Equalization will be advised of the appraiser's finding. A decision will be
made at that time concerning the value of your property. You will be notified
by mail and you may approve or disapprove the value. If you approve, this value
will go into the tax roll for the next year.
If
you disapprove, you will have a hearing before the Board of Equalization to
present information you feel justifies a change in value. Following this hearing,
you will be notified of the decision to the Board of Equalization.
If,
after this hearing you are still not satisfied, you may appeal to Circurit Court.
In
order to preserve your right to carry the appeal process to Circuit Court, taxes
must be paid by December 31, or a bond filed in Circuit Court in double the
amount of taxes due.