El Dorado County property tax appeal 2027: deadline, forms and how to file
To appeal an El Dorado County assessment, file with the Assessment Appeals Board; in California the deadline is September 15, or November 30 in counties that do not mail value notices to every owner by August 1. Confirm the exact date on your notice or with the assessor; we add each county's 2027 date here when it is published.
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How to file in El Dorado County
- Step 1
File the appeal
Use the method your notice lists, by the deadline on the notice.
- Step 2 · before the hearing
Prepare and submit your evidence
Comparable assessed values, photographs of condition issues and recent sales where they are public. Ask the appraisal office for the evidence it will use.
- Step 3
Meet, then hear
An informal review usually comes before a formal hearing; most reductions happen at the informal stage.
Before you file: how to read your notice · evidence that works · informal vs formal hearing · when not to appeal
El Dorado County questions
Data as of 20 Oct 2026 · California statutesWhen is the property tax appeal deadline in El Dorado County?
California law sets it: Regular period July 2 to September 15 where the assessor mails notices to all secured-roll owners by August 1, otherwise July 2 to November 30 (Rev. & Tax. Code §1603); 60 days from a supplemental or escape notice. Confirm the exact date on your notice or with the assessor.
Who hears a appeal in El Dorado County?
The Assessment Appeals Board hears the first appeal. Filing rules: Rev. & Tax. Code §1603.
What value should I compare on my California notice?
California notices often do not show a market value; compare the assessed value (“Total Assessed Value”) with what similar homes sold for, as of January 1 lien date of the year the appeal is filed (Rev. & Tax. Code §51(a)(2); BOE Publication 30).
Does California cap assessment increases?
Factored base year value may rise no more than 2% a year (California CPI) until a change in ownership or new construction (Cal. Const. art. XIII A, §2(b); Rev. & Tax. Code §51(a)(1)).
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Nearby counties
Placer County · Amador County · Nevada County · Calaveras County · Alpine County · Sacramento County · Sierra County
- California BOE, Publication 30, Residential Property Assessment Appeals (Feb 2020)
- California BOE, LTA 2026/023, County Assessment Appeals Filing Period for 2026
- California BOE, LTA 2026/016, Request for Assessment Appeals Filing Period (quotes §1603(b)(3))
- Orange County Assessor, sample Property Value Notice (2021-22)
- U.S. Census Bureau, county population estimates (2024) and county gazetteer (2024).