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Decatur is one of Atlanta's most walkable suburbs with a nationally recognized school system. DeKalb County assessments often miss the neighborhood-level micro-market dynamics that drive significant price premiums on Decatur's most coveted streets. We check whether an appeal will actually lower your tax bill, after caps and exemptions, before you pay. If it will, we mail you a ready-to-sign appeal kit for the DeKalb County Board of Tax Assessors — a flat $89. You sign it and mail it.
Georgia assesses property at 40% of fair market value — when that estimate is wrong, you overpay every year until you appeal.
The DeKalb County Board of Tax Assessors values thousands of properties using statistical models that apply broad market trends across entire neighborhoods. Your home's specific condition and location nuances are often missed — leading to inflated assessments.
With a median home value of $510,000 in Decatur, even a 5% over-assessment means $255 in excess annual taxes. Appealing is one of the highest-ROI decisions a Georgia homeowner can make.
Under O.C.G.A. § 48-5-311, every DeKalb County homeowner has the right to appeal within 45 days of their Notice of Assessment. TaxAppeal USA prepares the form and the evidence; you sign it and mail it.
We compare your Decatur value with recent sales of similar homes in DeKalb County and run your bill through the caps and exemptions. If an appeal won't lower your bill by more than our $89 fee, we tell you and don't sell you one.
Your appeal on Form PT-311A or the county's own form, filled in, with the sales evidence, a checklist and a return envelope addressed to the DeKalb County Board of Tax Assessors. A PDF copy of the full kit is also emailed to you the same day.
Sign in ink, add a stamp and mail it so it is postmarked within 45 days of your notice date. The DeKalb County Board of Tax Assessors writes to you directly.
Your appeal must be postmarked within 45 days of the date on your Notice of Assessment from the DeKalb County Board of Tax Assessors. Ask the post office for a dated receipt as your own proof of mailing.
You mail your signed appeal to the DeKalb County Board of Tax Assessors in the return envelope that comes in your kit. We do not file your appeal for you or contact the county.
If the DeKalb County Board of Tax Assessors does not offer an acceptable reduction, your appeal proceeds to the DeKalb County Board of Equalization — a three-member independent panel. The county writes to you directly; forward us anything it sends and we'll help you understand it.
Unlike Texas and Florida, Georgia does not prohibit assessment increases from appeals. TaxAppeal USA reviews the market data before preparing your kit, and won't sell you one if the evidence doesn't support a lower value.
Many Decatur property tax appeal services charge a percentage of your savings, every year. Ours is $89 for the kit, once.
Under O.C.G.A. § 48-5-311, every DeKalb County homeowner has the legal right to appeal their property assessment within 45 days of their Notice of Assessment. Georgia assesses property at 40% of estimated fair market value.
The appeal path: Board of Assessors informal review → Board of Equalization (BOE) → Superior Court. The postmark deadline controls in Georgia — mail your signed appeal in time and keep a dated post-office receipt.
Georgia does not prohibit assessment increases from appeals. TaxAppeal USA reviews recent sales of similar homes before preparing your kit. We do not file your appeal or represent you: you sign it and mail it yourself.
Decatur homeowners — we check whether an appeal can actually lower your bill before you pay. $89 flat — 45-day deadline from your notice.
O.C.G.A. § 48-5-311 · DeKalb County Board of Tax Assessors · You sign it and mail it
TaxAppeal USA is a self-service document-preparation service. We prepare a ready-to-sign appeal kit and mail it to you; you sign it and mail it to the county yourself. In every state we serve, including Florida, we are not property tax consultants, agents, or representatives, we do not provide tax or legal advice, and we do not file appeals or represent customers before any appraisal district, board of assessors, board of equalization, value adjustment board, or review board. Every appeal, protest and petition is prepared for the property owner, signed by the owner, and mailed by the owner in the owner’s name. In Florida your petition is signed by you as the property owner under section 194.011(3), Florida Statutes, and the county’s Value Adjustment Board filing fee is paid by you directly to the county. TaxAppeal USA does not sign as your representative, does not appear before the Board, and does not present evidence or argument at a hearing.