Applications for equalization of real estate assessments (effective until January 1, 2025 and effective on July 1, 2026).
Richmond, Va., City Code § 2-1277
in effectSec. 2-1277. - Applications for equalization of real estate assessments (effective until January 1, 2025 and effective on July 1, 2026).
(a) This section is effective until January 1, 2025, and shall also be effective again commencing on July 1, 2026.
(b) Any property owner or such property owner's duly appointed representative may apply to the Board for the adjustment to fair market value and equalization of such property owner's assessment, including errors in acreage. An executed and properly notarized letter from the property owner designating an appointed representative for the property owner shall be presumed to be a valid designation from the property owner, and the person whose signature is notarized shall be presumed to have the authority to designate such representative on behalf of the property owner.
(c) Any application for equalization of real estate assessments shall be filed in the Office of the City Assessor by November 30 of each year. If no applications for relief are received by such date, the Board of Equalization shall be deemed to have discharged its duties. If any such application is mailed by the applicant, the postmark date shall be considered the date of receipt by the City Assessor. A hearing for relief before the Board regarding an assessment on residential property shall not be denied on the basis of a lack of information on the application for relief, as long as the application includes the address, the parcel number, and the property owner's proposed assessed value for the property. If the application for relief is sent electronically, the date the applicant sends the application shall be considered the date of receipt by the City Assessor. The application is considered sent when it meets the requirements of Code of Virginia, § 59.1-493(a). A hearing for relief before the Board regarding an assessment on commercial, multifamily residential, or industrial property on the basis of fair market value shall not be denied on the basis of a lack of information on the application, as long as documentation of any applicable assessment methodologies is submitted with the application, and the application includes the address, the parcel number, and the property owner's proposed assessed value for the property.
(Code 2004, § 2-1073; Code 2015, § 2-1128; Code 2020, § 2-1128; Ord. No. 2014-107-81, § 1, 5-27-2014; Ord. No. 2018-133, § 1, 5-29-2018; Ord. No 2024-130, § 2, 5-28-2024)
Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICICO_CH2AD_ARTVBOCOCOOTAG_DIV15BOEQREESAS_S2-1277APEQREESASEFUNJA12025EFJU12026Fetched: 11/8/2026