Property Owners Reminded to File Assessment Appeals by April 3

(Washington, DC) The Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) encourages property owners who believe that their proposed 2007 assessment does not reflect the market value of their property to file an appeal on or before the April 3 deadline. The statutory deadline for filing an appeal, April 1, is a Saturday this year; therefore, the appeal deadline has been extended to the next business day, Monday, April 3.

The appeal process allows property owners to dispute the real property assessment determined by OTR's Real Property Assessment Administration. Each property owner must start at the first level of appeal before going to the next level. The appeal process is described in the Your Appeal Rights section.

Appeal applications or appeal letters should be sent to the Government of the District of Columbia, Real Property Tax Administration, Attention: Appeals Section, PO Box 176, Washington, DC 20044.