In a reassessment year a property owner may protest an assessment based on your property's actual value on the assessment date of January 1st for one or more of the following reasons:
Property owners can request an informal review with the County Assessor from April 2nd - April 25th. If property owners reach an agreement with the Assessor during the informal review, they can avoid filing a protest with the Board of Review or Property owners may appeal their initial assessments to the Cedar County Board of Review by filing a written protest between April 2nd and April 30th of each year. If April 30th falls on a weekend, the deadline is extended to the following business day. The board meets annually in May to consider the protests. Petition forms to the board of review are available at the Cedar County Assessor's office or by downloading the Petition to Local Board of Review Form PDF. If you're protesting assessments for more than one parcel of property, you will need to complete a separate form for each parcel. You must file (in person), email, or postmark (in the mail) your petition from April 2nd to April 30th for it to be valid. If April 30th falls on a weekend, you can file the following Monday. Mail or deliver form to:
Cedar County Assessor
400 Cedar Street
Tipton, IA 52772-1748
