Property Assessment Important Dates and Time Frames

Appoint Commissioner	Before January 31	Council must appoint Assessment Review Commissioner.
Notify Director of Municipal Assessment	14 Days	Time frame for Council to notify the Executive Director, Assessment Agency of appointment of Commissioner.
Hearings end	March 15	All appeals filed in a particular year must be heard and a decision made by this date.
Agency mails Notices	Date on Notice	Agency MUST mail assessment notices on this date. Not before or after.
Owner may appeal	30 days	Property owner has 30 days from the date of the mailing of the assessment notices (as shown on the notice) to appeal an assessment. Appeals may be hand-delivered or postmarked by the deadline.
Council may appeal	30 days	Council has 30 days from the date of delivery of the notice of assessment by the Agency to appeal an assessment to the Municipal Assessment Agency.
Owners asked to provide information	45 days	Property owners have 45 days from the request, in writing, by the Agency to give information relating to a property being assessed or explain why they can’t provide it.
Notification of hearing	10 days	Commissioner must notify persons appealing, of the time and place for their hearing at least 10 days prior to the hearing date.
Notification of decision	15 days	The clerk must mail or deliver the decision of the commissioner regarding an appeal to all concerned parties not later than 15 days following the decision.
Supreme Court appeal	30 days	Appellants dissatisfied with the decision of a commissioner have 30 days after the mailing or delivery of the decision to appeal, in writing, to the Agency & THE TRIAL DIVISION OF THE SUPREME COURT (LOCAL JUDICIAL CENTRE)