Md. Code Ann., Tax-Prop. § 14-509
Appeals to appeal boards
Effective Jan 1, 2018Added by Acts 1985, c. 8, § 2, eff. Feb. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 171; Acts 1988, c. 644; Acts 1989, c. 406; Acts 2017, c. 537, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.State of Maryland
(a)
- (1) For property assessed by a supervisor, on or before 30 days from the date of the notice, any taxpayer, a county, a municipal corporation, or the Attorney General may appeal a value or classification in the notice of assessment under § 8-407 of this article to the property tax assessment appeal board where the property is located.
- (2) The property tax assessment appeal board may waive the 30-day requirement under paragraph (1) of this subsection for a taxpayer on good cause shown because of the physical inability of the taxpayer to meet the 30-day requirement.
- (b) For property assessed by a supervisor, on or before 30 days from the date of determination by a supervisor, on a petition for review by a supervisor, the owner may appeal the value or classification in the determination to the property tax assessment appeal board where the property is located.
- (c) On or before 30 days from the date of the final determination, any taxpayer may appeal a final determination of a property tax credit or relief under §§ 9-101, 9-102, and 9-104 of this article, to the property tax assessment appeal board where the property is located.
- (d) The landowner or the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation may appeal the value of an easement determined under § 2-511 of the Agriculture Article to the property tax assessment appeal board where the property is located.
(e)
- (1) On or before 30 days from the date of a supervisor's denial of a hearing based on failure to meet the 45-day requirement under § 14-502(a)(1) of this subtitle, the taxpayer may appeal the denial to the property tax assessment appeal board where the property is located.
- (2) On an appeal under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the property tax assessment appeal board may waive the 45-day requirement under § 14-502(a)(1) of this subtitle for a taxpayer on good cause shown because of the physical inability of the taxpayer to meet the 45-day requirement.
- (f) If the requirements of subsection (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) of this section are met, the property tax assessment appeal board shall hold a hearing, as provided under § 14-510(b) of this subtitle.
- (g) Unless the property owner requests a postponement under § 1-402 of this article, for a dwelling as defined in § 9-105 of this article, the property tax assessment appeal board shall hold a hearing within 120 days after receiving a request for an appeal.
- (h) For any appeal under this section in which the value of property is at issue, at least 10 days before a hearing on the appeal, the Department and the taxpayer shall exchange any written appraisals to be used for the purpose of placing a value on the property.
Added by Acts 1985, c. 8, § 2, eff. Feb. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 171; Acts 1988, c. 644; Acts 1989, c. 406; Acts 2017, c. 537, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2018.
Formerly Art. 81, §§ 12F-4, 255.