Backlash from Miami County residents upset about skyrocketing property appraisals led to a spike in appeals being filed this year with the County Appraiser’s Office. Property owners had until the end of March to file their informal appeal, and Miami County Appraiser, Justin Eimers, confirmed that his office received a total of 1,205 informal appeals this year compared to 303 in 2022, an increase of nearly 300 percent.
Eimers says the appeals process gives property owners a chance to address questions and concerns to the County Appraiser’s Office. If property owners who appealed are satisfied with the results of the informal appeals process, then they are done; however, if property owners disagree with the county’s informal appeal decision, they have the option to appeal their informal value decision to the small claims division of the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals. Instructions on how to appeal to the Small Claims Division will be included with their informal appeal results.
