Property Tax Appeals · Kentucky
Appeal your property taxes
in Kentucky.
Kentucky property is valued by an elected Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) in each county at 100% of fair cash value as of January 1. The state’s distinguishing rule: before you can formally appeal, you must first hold a conference with the PVA’s office during the tax roll’s open inspection period, which falls in May. If the conference doesn’t resolve it, you file your appeal with the county clerk right as the inspection period closes, and the county Board of Assessment Appeals hears the case. Miss the PVA conference and you’ve missed the year.
Appeals run through the open inspection period — roughly the first two weeks of May in most counties. You must confer with the PVA during that window; your county posts exact dates.
Because the deadline is compressed and the conference is mandatory, Kentucky rewards showing up prepared — PVAs settle cases at the conference when the evidence is credible, and comparable sales as of January 1, documented the way a licensed appraisal documents them, are what credible looks like.
The evidence
Boards act on value,
not frustration.
However Kentucky labels the process, the case underneath is identical: show what your home was actually worth on the assessment date. A licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal — comparable sales, documented adjustments, a signed opinion of value — is that showing. Start with the $5 check to see if the numbers are on your side before you spend real money.
- Valued as of your assessment date — not today
- Comparable sales with adjustments and citations
- Signed by a state-licensed KY appraiser
- Phone walkthrough — no stranger in your home
- Delivered in 48–72 hours, rush available
Kentucky counties
Kentucky questions
Start with a conference at your PVA’s office during the open inspection period in May — it’s a required first step. If that doesn’t resolve it, file an appeal with the county clerk as the inspection period closes, and the county Board of Assessment Appeals hears your evidence.
The Property Valuation Administrator — Kentucky’s elected county assessor. The PVA values your home at fair cash value as of January 1, and many disputes settle directly with the PVA’s office when the sales evidence supports a lower number.
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.