
Chattooga County property owners who disagree with their 2026 property assessment have only a few days remaining to file an appeal.

Chattooga County property owners who disagree with their 2026 property assessment have only a few days remaining to file an appeal.

Chattooga County residents who missed Monday night’s meeting on property taxes and the assessment appeal process can now watch a recording of the program online.

Chattooga County Sole Commissioner Andy Allen is raising questions about the terms of a proposed new three-year contract with Georgia Mass Appraisal Solutions and Services, or GMASS, the private company that provides property appraisal services for the county.

Chattooga County property owners who want to appeal their 2026 property assessment can pick up a free appeal form in downtown Summerville today.

Chattooga County is paying a private company more than $158,000 per year for property assessment services, according to information obtained through an open records request and reported by AllOnGeorgia.

With 2026 property assessment notices arriving in mailboxes across Chattooga County, property owners are being reminded that September 14 is the deadline to appeal their assessment if they believe their property has been incorrectly valued.

Chattooga County Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton is addressing concerns from property owners who are seeing higher or unexpected values on their assessment notices, while also explaining how upcoming tax relief measures and FLOST sales tax revenue will affect final tax bills.

Chattooga County property owners should soon begin receiving their 2026 Property Assessment Notices in the mail, but Tax Commissioner Joy Hampton is reminding residents that the notices are not property tax bills.