Filing Your Appeal

First:

Check the date of written decision/notification from your county or township - This appeal must be filed within 30 days to be considered.

Your appeal form:

• Must be completed in its entirety,
• contain the basis of your appeal, and
• provide evidence to substantiate your claim.
  

In general, residential appeals where a change of less than $100,000 in assessed value is sought can use comparable properties, (similar in age, construction, location and square footage) or an appraisal.
For commercial and industrial appeals, an appraisal is recommended.

Required:

• 3 copies of your completed appeal form must be submitted to PTAB's Springfield Office along with:
• 2 copies of your evidence (3 copies if the amount sought is more than $100,000)
• 2 copies of your Board of Review's original final decision letter

• Two copies of Board of Review's original final decision
• For Cook County Only: In addition, if your appeal is based upon the date the Board of Review transmitted its decision to the county assessor, then you must also supply a hard copy of the date of transmittal. See Cook County Board of Review's website for this information.
• County and Township information (Section II)
• Property I.D. Number (Section 2a)
• Board of Review assessments (contact your local assessment office for the correct amounts), and your claim for land, improvement, and the total (Section 2c)
• Appeal must be signed and dated by the property owner or an attorney, and postmark on envelope must be legible; otherwise, date of receipt will be used.
• You must check a basis for your appeal (Section 2d).
• Description of Property completed (Section III)
• Grid Analysis must be completed in full (Section V), unless an appraisal is attached. Attaching information without filling in the Grid completely will result in dismissal of your appeal.
• Two copies of all evidence must be submitted with your appeal, if the change in assessment you request is less than $100,000.
• Three copies of all evidence must be submitted with your appeal, if the change in assessment you request is $100,000 or more.
• Three copies of the COMPLETED appeal petition must be submitted.
• The evidence you submit must support the basis you checked in (Section 2d)

• If you checked Comparable Sales, you need to submit sales data on the Grid.
• If you checked Equity, you need to submit assessment data on the Grid.
• If you checked Recent Sale, you need to submit two copies of the closing documents.
• If you checked Recent Appraisal, you need to submit two copies of the appraisal.
• For Contention of Law, you must submit two copies of your legal brief with supporting authority for your position.