City of Detroit: How to Appeal Your Assessment

There are three possible steps to the annual appeal process:

1. Assessors Review (local)

2. March Board of Review (local)

3. Michigan Tax Tribunal (state)

Assessors Review can take into account such circumstances as structural defects, fire damage or demolition. To appear

before the Board of Review, an appeal must be made during the February Assessors Review, February 1st through the 15th.

The office address is:

City of Detroit- Assessors Review

for deadline) in order to appeal to the March Board of Review; or an appeal can be made directly to the Michigan Tax Tribunal

prior to May 31

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Property Classified Commercial Personal, Industrial Personal and Utility Personal

Taxpayers who wish to appeal for these classifications are not required to appear at the March Board of Review. An appeal may

be made to the March Board of Review (see above for deadline and mailing address) or an appeal can be made directly to the

Michigan Tax Tribunal prior to May 31

timely filed with the Detroit Board of Assessors by February 20

valuation and exemption appeals and/or State Tax Commission for classification appeals. To appeal a decision of the March

Board of Review, you must write to the Michigan Tax Tribunal before June 30th each year. Please visit

www.michigan.gov/taxtrib for the appropriate appeal form.

Taxpayers who are dissatisfied with the February Assessors Review decision may appeal to the March Board of Review:

City of Detroit - Board of Review

2 Woodward Ave., Suite 824

Detroit, MI 48226

must be received by the second Monday of March. Taxpayers will receive an appointment to appear before the Board of Review.