Property assessments for Chattooga County residents are in the mail.  You should expect to start receiving them within the next few days.  According to the Tax Assessor’s Office, the assessments were to be mailed yesterday.

When you receive your assessment, the tax assessor’s office says that if you desire to appeal the assessment you can do so in writing within fort-five days from the date on the notice.  Appeals may be based on the following reasons:

• Value
• Uniformity
• Taxability
• Exemption denied
• Breach of covenant
• Denial of covenant

Appeal forms are available on the tax assessors’ website and in their office at the courthouse annex on West Washington Street.  When filling out an appeal form, the following information is necessary to be a valid appeal:

• Name
• Address
• Phone number
• Grounds for appeal
• Asserted value
• If you are an agent, authorization must be provided.