If you don’t agree with your 2012 Property Assessment, what would you do?
Notice of Complaint (Appeal) Process
The first level of appeal of a property assessment is to the Property Assessment Review Panel (“PARP”). The deadline to file a 2012 notice of complaint (appeal) to the Property Assessment Review Panel is January 31.
PARP hearings take place between February 1 and March 15 each year. PARP members are members of the public appointed by the Minister responsible for BC Assessment, currently the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development. At this level, the appeal is called a review or complaint. Any person is entitled to file a complaint about their own or another assessment on the grounds set out in s. 32 of the Assessment Act and to have that assessment reviewed by a PARP. The review process provides options to have your property assessment concerns addressed. If you have concerns about your property assessment, you may discuss them with BC Assessment prior to filing a complaint. If there is an agreement to make an amendment through this informal process, a recommendation can be presented to the Panel on your behalf and your attendance at the hearing is not required. For more information on Property Assessment Review Panels, click here. Please note that appointment availability may be limited as not all panels sit throughout the six week hearing timeframe (February 1 – March 15).
To file a notice of complaint (appeal) to the Property Assessment Review Panel, you can use the Online Notice of Complaint (Appeal) Form here.
Notice of complaint (appeal) must be filed with the assessor by January 31 at 11:59 p.m. PST. For more information, refer to our Property Assessment Review Process Fact Sheet and the links provided on the right.
If you pay taxes to a First Nation taxing authority, please check your assessment notice for information regarding assessment appeals as the provincial assessment appeal system and deadlines may not apply.
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Any more questions, please visit http://www.bcassessment.bc.ca/Pages/default.aspx for more detailed information.
