Property Tax Appeals · South Carolina
Appeal your property taxes
in South Carolina.
South Carolina counties reassess on a five-year cycle, and the appeal starts with a written objection to the county assessor within 90 days of the assessment notice. The assessor reviews and responds; if you’re still apart, the county Board of Assessment Appeals hears the case, with the Administrative Law Court beyond that. Two South Carolina features shape the strategy: the owner-occupied “legal residence” ratio taxes your home at 4% instead of 6%, and reassessment-year increases on existing owners are capped at 15% — but a purchase resets value to market under the point-of-sale rules, which is why recent buyers so often find the most to fix.
You have 90 days from the date on your assessment notice to file a written objection with the county assessor. In years with no notice, you can still initiate an appeal — timing rules differ, so ask your assessor’s office.
Before fighting the value, confirm your 4% legal residence ratio is actually applied — it isn’t automatic, and it’s the single biggest lever on the bill. The valuation fight itself turns on market value as of the applicable assessment date, which comparable-sales evidence in the form of a licensed appraisal establishes.
The evidence
Boards act on value,
not frustration.
However South Carolina 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 SC appraiser
- Phone walkthrough — no stranger in your home
- Delivered in 48–72 hours, rush available
South Carolina counties
South Carolina questions
90 days from the date on your assessment notice to file a written objection with the county assessor. Unresolved objections go to the county Board of Assessment Appeals.
A sale removes the 15% reassessment cap and resets the taxable value to market under the point-of-sale rules — and you must apply for the 4% legal residence ratio yourself. Check both, then check whether the new value overshoots what comparable sales support.
Owner-occupied legal residences are assessed at 4% of value; other property at 6%. It’s an application, not automatic — and it stacks with any valuation reduction you win on appeal.
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.