The Franklin County Board of Revisions (BOR) hears formal complaints on property valuations and disputes on the Rental Registration fees that may have been charged to selected properties. Complaints are accepted from the end of November through the end of March, 2019.

Filing a complaint allows property owners to schedule a hearing before the Board of Revision, which is comprised of the county auditor, treasurer, and president of the board of county commissioners or their representatives. At the hearing, property owners may present information such as recent appraisals, or sales data for similar properties in support of their complaint.

Franklin County homeowners concerned about their property taxes can attend one of several sessions offered.

The Board of Revision informational meetings are designed to help homeowners understand how to appeal the property value assessments that have been made by the Auditor’s office, which are used to calculate property tax assessments. The deadline to appeal is April 1.

“The Franklin County Auditor’s office wants to make it easy to understand and appeal property value assessments,” Franklin County Auditor Michael Stinziano said in a news release. “We will offer outstanding public service that will make it easier for homeowners to remain in their homes.”

The informational meetings will be held at the following locations and dates:

• March 15, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Gahanna Library, 310 Granville St.
• March 16, 12:15 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., Upper Arlington Library, 2800 Tremont Rd.
• March 18, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Whitehall Library, 4445 E. Broad St.
• March 20, 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Whetstone Library, 3909 N. High St.
• March 23, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Hilltop Library, 511 S. Hague Ave.
• March 25, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hilliard Library, 4500 Hickory Chase Way
• March 25, 3:15 p.m. to 6:15p.m., Worthington Northwest Library, 2280 Hard Rd.
• March 27, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Linden Library, 2223 Cleveland Ave.
• March 27, 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Franklin County Job & Family Services (Northland) 1721 Northland Park Ave.
• March 30, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Grove City Library, 3959 Broadway

Again, complaints can be filed through March 31^st, 2019. Complaints must be received by their office on or before March 31^st. If a complaint is filed by mail or certified mail, and has a United States postmark of March 31^st, it will be considered filed on March 31^st (a private meter postmark on an envelope is not a valid postmark for purposes of establishing the filing date). For more information, click here.