Property Tax Appeal · Anne Arundel County, MD
Appeal your property taxes
in Anne Arundel County, MD.
Home to Annapolis, Anne Arundel County homeowners appeal through Maryland’s system: the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) sets the value, and the Property Tax Assessment Appeals Board (PTAAB) hears the case. Boards act on evidence of market value as of the assessment date — a licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal is that evidence. Start with the $5 check to see what you’d save.
You have 45 days from the date on your reassessment notice to appeal. Notices mail in late December, so the window closes in early-to-mid February for most owners. Your assessment notice states the exact date — and the appraiser prepares your report and filing guidance for Anne Arundel County’s procedure.
Assessment increases phase in over the three-year cycle, and the Homestead Tax Credit caps how fast your taxable assessment can grow — so read the notice carefully to see whether the market value or the phased/capped value is what’s actually driving your bill. The appeal contests the market value.
Anne Arundel County questions
You have 45 days from the date on your reassessment notice to appeal. Notices mail in late December, so the window closes in early-to-mid February for most owners. Your assessment notice states the exact date for Anne Arundel County.
Maryland is unusual: the state itself — the State Department of Assessments and Taxation (SDAT) — values every property, reassessing one-third of each county every year on a three-year cycle. When your reassessment notice arrives (late December), you have 45 days to appeal, starting with a supervisor’s-level hearing at SDAT, then the county’s Property Tax Assessment Appeals Board (PTAAB), and finally the Maryland Tax Court. In the two off-years between reassessments you can still file a petition for review rather than waiting for the next notice. At every level the question is the same — what the home was worth on the date of finality — and comparable sales evidence is what moves the number.
Comparable sales as of the assessment date, adjusted for the differences between those homes and yours — the substance of a licensed appraisal. Property Tax Assessment Appeals Board (PTAAB) panels see hundreds of cases; a signed, USPAP-compliant report is the document they can act on.
We’re not an AVM, a computer model, or a real-estate agent estimate. Every report is prepared under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and signed by a licensed appraiser in your state — the same qualification required for mortgage appraisals.