Board of Review

March Board of Review

The Board of Review in the City of Royal Oak consists of six (6) residents appointed by the City Commission.  The six are divided into two (2) boards that meet starting on the Tuesday following the first Monday in March of each year.  The Board’s purpose is to hear and decide assessment appeals, poverty exemptions, or property classification appeals.

Assessment Change Notices are mailed at least 14 days prior to the Board of Review meeting.  The Notice is intended to provide the owner or person listed on the assessment roll of the property a notice of an increase in the tentative state equalized valuation or the tentative taxable value for the year.

The following is Legal Notice for the 2013 March Board of Review:  

City of Royal Oak March Board of Review will meet at 211 Williams Street, Royal Oak, Michigan, Room 106 to review 2013 assessments.

An Organizational Meeting will be convened on March 5, 2013 from 9:00 am to 9:30 am.

Appeal Sessions will follow:
On March 5, 2013 from 9:30 am to 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm.
On March 6, 2013 from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm and 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
On March 12, 2013 from 8:30 am to 11:30 am and 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
AND WHATEVER DAYS NECESSARY.

BOARD OF REVIEW IS BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.  Any person wishing to appear before the Board of Review must make an appointment before 4:30 pm on March 11, 2013 by contacting the Assessor’s Office at (248) 246-3110.  Non-resident property owners may appeal by mail received no later than March 11, 2013.  An agent representing a taxpayer shall present written authorization to the Board of Review at the time of his/her appointment.  A property owner or agent representing a taxpayer must provide articles of organization for a limited liability company to prove ownership.

The tentative 2013 equalization factors for each class of property are as follows:
Residential: 1.0000, Commercial:  1.0000, Industrial:  1.0000, Personal:  1.0000

James M. Geiermann
City Assessor