Instructions for Petition to the County Board of Equalization
for Review of Real Property Valuation Determination
1. Your account or parcel number appears on
your determination notice, value change
notice, and tax statement. If you are
appealing multiple parcels, you must
submit separate petitions for each parcel.
2. Self-explanatory.
3. You may appeal the assessed value of the
property. The assessed value is based on the
true and fair value of the property. Check the
box if you are requesting the information the
assessor used to value
the property.
Appeal of Assessed Value
To successfully appeal the Assessed Value of the
property, you must show by clear, cogent, and
convincing evidence the value established by the
assessor is incorrect. In Section
4, you must list
the reasons why you believe the Assessed Value
is incorrect.
4. List the specific reasons for the appeal.
Statements that simply indicate
the assessor’s
valuation is too high or the amount of tax is
excessive are not sufficient
(WAC
458-14-056). The reasons must
specifically
indicate why you believe
the
assessed value
does not represent the true and fair value of
the property.
Note any other issues you believe are relevant
to the value of your property. If your appeal
concerns a comparison of your assessment
relative to assessments of other properties, the
Board may determine if all of the properties
are
assessed at their true and fair value. The Board
is limited to determining the market value of
property. Therefore, any adjustment to the
assessed value of your property or other
properties must be based on evidence of the
true and fair value of the property.
5. Indicate if you are acting under a written
Power of Attorney. This section need not be
completed if the agent is an attorney-at-law.
Sign and date the petition.
6.–10. Self-explanatory.
Additional information to support your estimate of
value may be provided either with this petition or
prior to twenty-one business days before the
hearing. You must also provide a
copy of any
additional information to the assessor.
The petition must be filed or postmarked by July 1
of the current assessment year or 60 days after the
date of mailing of the change of value or other
determination notice. If filing after July 1, a copy
of the determination notice must be attached to this
petition.
One original signed petition (including all
attachments) should be filed with the County Board
of Equalization in the county where the property is
located.
Completed petition forms should be mailed to:
Thurston County Board of E
qualization
2000 Lakeridge DR SW
Olympia W
A 98502-6045
Or
Use the following address ONLY if delivering in
person or sending Fed Ex or Express Mail:
Thurston County Board of Equalization
929 Lakeridge DR SW, Room 117
Olympia WA 98502
For information about the petition process, call
(360) 78
6-5135
, TTY/TDD call 711
or 1-800-833
-6388
E-mail
: ruth.elder@co.thurston.wa.us or visit our
website at https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/boe
Note: Petitions are not accepted by fax or e-mail.
Petitions and evidence must be paper format, no
larger than 8-1/2" x 14". Please do NOT use
staples, dividers, tabs or binding combs.
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All information in boxes 1 – 5 must be completed
(if applicable). The petition must be
signed and
d
ated
. Without this
information,
your
Petition for
Review
will not be considered complete.