Property Tax Appeals · Michigan
Appeal your property taxes
in Michigan.
Michigan mails assessment change notices in late winter showing your assessed value (50% of market value) and your capped taxable value. Residential appeals start at your local March Board of Review — in most communities you must appear there (in person or in writing) to preserve the right to continue to the Michigan Tax Tribunal by July 31. Because Proposal A caps taxable-value growth until a sale "uncaps" it, recent buyers are the classic Michigan appellants: the year after purchase, taxable value resets to the assessor’s state equalized value, and any over-assessment suddenly costs full freight.
Assessment notices arrive in late February; residential protests are heard at the March Board of Review — dates are on the notice. Tax Tribunal filings follow by July 31.
Your evidence contests the underlying market value: assessed value is supposed to be exactly half of it. The Tax Tribunal’s Small Claims Division is homeowner-friendly and evidence-driven.
The evidence
Boards act on value,
not frustration.
However Michigan 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 MI appraiser
- Phone walkthrough — no stranger in your home
- Delivered in 48–72 hours, rush available
Michigan counties
Michigan questions
At your city or township’s March Board of Review — the dates are printed on the assessment change notice you receive in late February. Residential owners can then appeal to the Michigan Tax Tribunal by July 31.
Proposal A caps taxable value while you own — but a sale uncaps it to the current assessed level. That first post-purchase assessment is the one most worth checking with real evidence.
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.