Property Tax Appeals · Ohio
Appeal your property taxes
in Ohio.
In Ohio, the county auditor values property, with a full reappraisal every six years and a market update at the three-year midpoint. To contest your value you file a complaint (DTE Form 1) with the county Board of Revision between January 1 and March 31 — the board is a three-member panel drawn from the auditor’s, treasurer’s, and commissioners’ offices. Unresolved cases can continue to the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals or common pleas court. Reappraisal and update years move values in big, county-wide strokes, which is when individual homes get mispriced.
Complaints to the county Board of Revision are accepted January 1 through March 31 for the prior tax year — statewide.
Ohio taxes 35% of market value, and you’re generally limited to one Board of Revision complaint per three-year cycle unless something like a sale or damage changed the picture — so bring your best evidence the first time. Boards of Revision see a recent arm’s-length sale or a licensed appraisal as of the January 1 tax lien date as the two strongest exhibits a homeowner can file.
The evidence
Boards act on value,
not frustration.
However Ohio 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 OH appraiser
- Phone walkthrough — no stranger in your home
- Delivered in 48–72 hours, rush available
Ohio counties
Ohio questions
March 31. The filing window runs January 1 through March 31 for the preceding tax year, using DTE Form 1 with your county Board of Revision.
Generally no — one complaint per three-year reappraisal/update cycle unless a qualifying change (like a purchase or property damage) occurred. That makes the quality of your evidence in the year you do file matter more.
A recent arm’s-length sale of your own property, or comparable sales as of January 1 presented with adjustments — which is what a licensed appraisal provides. Unsupported opinions of value rarely move a board.
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.