[Everyone] [External] Property Tax Assessment

[Joanna Campbell]

Kathleen,

I heard that Dekalb County, who does the appraisals for Decatur,  used a
software algorithm for the assessments. It's obviously a flawed model
because these numbers are nowhere close to reality. If someone would buy
for what they say my house is worth, I would happily sell tomorrow.

Joanna

On Wed, Jun 25, 2025, 12:55 PM Kathleen M. Baggett <kbaggett at gsu.edu> wrote:

> Yes, I think we all did. Ron attempted to appeal online but there didn’t
> seem to be a way to do it without first acknowledging what read very much
> like a waiver. So, he requested information to be sent by mail to appeal. I
> imagine they used an estimate for area homes with no consideration of
> actual individual home type or value estimate.
>
>
> Kathleen
>
>
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> Did anyone else get a crazy high property tax assessment this year?  Mine
> is outrageous so I am planning appeal.
>
> Does anyone have a recommendation who to use for help?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Joanna
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