Property value appeals

Monday will be the last day owners of Montgomery County properties damaged by Memorial Day 2019 tornadoes can file a property value appeal with the Board of Revision.

More than 1,000 property owners have already been given tax relief. The auditor’s office in July determined owners of another 1,372 impacted properties may be eligible if they apply.

Property owners must complete a settlement agreement and a Board of Revision complaint form and return them to the Board of Revision by Monday to be eligible for a partial refund in the property taxes they pay this year.

The settlement agreement, which was sent to eligible property owners, shows the property’s current value and its proposed lower value. The proposed lower value accounts for damage incurred during last year’s tornadoes. Completing this agreement, along with an appeal form, allows the auditor’s office to lower the property’s value without a hearing.

Montgomery County Auditor Karl Keith extended the Board of Revision appeal deadline from March 31 to August 24, 2020 in accordance with the Ohio General Assembly’s COVID-19 emergency relief bill, signed by the governor in March.

Property owners who were unaffected by the 2019 tornadoes can still file an appeal if they disagree with their 2019 property value. If they do, they will be scheduled for an appeal hearing later this year.

Property owners received notice of their new tentative 2020 property values in the mail at the beginning of August, as part of the 2020 Property Reappraisal. Property owners who wish to appeal this new value do not need to take part in this year’s Board of Revision process. Instead, they should call 937-225-5096 to schedule an informal review meeting, according to the auditor’s office. CHRIS STEWART, STAFF WRITER