Property Tax Appeals · Maine
Appeal your property taxes
in Maine.
Maine towns value property as of April 1, and the route to a lower bill is an abatement: a written application to your municipal assessor filed within 185 days of the tax commitment. If the assessor denies it (or lets it sit), you appeal to the local Board of Assessment Review where one exists, or to the county commissioners where it doesn’t. The abatement statute puts the burden on you to show the assessment is manifestly wrong — which in practice means showing what the home was actually worth on April 1 with evidence a board can rely on.
You have 185 days from the date your town commits the taxes to file a written abatement application with the assessor — statewide.
Maine towns assess at different ratios of market value (the certified ratio), so compare your assessment to market value through your town’s ratio before deciding the assessment is fair. A licensed appraisal as of April 1 establishes the market-value half of that comparison.
The evidence
Boards act on value,
not frustration.
However Maine 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 ME appraiser
- Phone walkthrough — no stranger in your home
- Delivered in 48–72 hours, rush available
Maine counties
Maine questions
File a written abatement application with your municipal assessor within 185 days of the tax commitment date. If denied, appeal to the Board of Assessment Review or county commissioners.
Proof your home was over-valued as of April 1 — comparable sales adjusted for differences, the substance of a licensed appraisal. The burden of proof is on the homeowner, so documentation quality decides cases.
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.