SAMPLE LETTER TO APPEAL ASSESSMENT 


House No. Street Name
Detroit, MI  482##
Date

Assessors Review
Room 804
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
2 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI  48226

RE:  Property Identification from “Notice”
0#######.		House Address
Detailed legal description of property (verbatim from notice)

Dear Assessor:

This property is my home. Currently it has an Assessed Value of $###,### for 2010 on the “Notice of Assessment.” This assessed value is much too high. I appeal this assessment.

[NOTE: Stop here. This is sufficient to get you a date with the March Review Board..]

Sincerely,

Your Signature

Your Name