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///CALIFORNIA · RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TAX APPEALS

Lower the property tax on your commercial building. Pay only if we win.

Commercial buildings are valued by mass-appraisal formulas that often miss the mark. We read the county's own data to find where yours is over-assessed, file the appeal, and handle the hearing. No upfront cost, no account to create. If we don't win you a reduction, you pay nothing.

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Assessed by a formula, not an appraisal.

The county sets your value with a mass-appraisal model: one set of formulas applied across thousands of parcels at once. It doesn't walk your building. It rarely accounts for vacancy, deferred maintenance, an odd layout, or what the space is actually worth in your market.

So over-assessment is common, and it isn't your mistake. Left alone, it repeats every year you don't appeal. The fix is to put your building's real numbers in front of the county.

Pure contingency. You pay only if we win.

Our fee is a share of your first-year savings, set by your state and quoted in writing before you sign. If we don't win you a reduction, you pay nothing. Not a dollar. There's no account to create and nothing to pay up front.

You run your business. We handle the appeal.

01Analyze

We pull the county's own data and comparable assessments and check whether your building is carried above what it's worth.

02Sign

If there's a case, you sign two short forms. One authorizes us to file, one is our agreement. It takes a few minutes.

03File + represent

We file before the county deadline and carry the appeal through, including the hearing if there is one.

Not a black box, and not a hard sell.

We build the case from the county's own comparable assessments and public sale records. The same data the county used to set your value, read back the other way. You see exactly why we think your building may be over-assessed.


We only file when the data supports a real case. If it doesn't, we tell you. We don't file weak appeals, and we don't bill you for trying.

Evidence-backed commercial appeals win reductions in the majority of cases: 62-88% nationally according to industry benchmarks.

How the appeal process works in California

California assessments start from a Proposition 13 base-year value that rises about 2% a year. Proposition 8 requires the assessor to enroll the lower of that factored base value or the property's current market value, so when the market falls below the roll, a decline-in-value appeal applies. Several counties offer an informal review with the assessor first; formal appeals go to the county Assessment Appeals Board, and a Prop 8 reduction is reviewed every year, holding while the market supports it.

A Prop 8 reduction holds while the market supports it.

Proposition 13 sets a base-year value that rises about 2% a year. Proposition 8 requires the assessor to enroll the lower of that factored base value or the property's current market value. A decline-in-value reduction is temporary and reviewed every year, so it holds while the market supports it, and we watch the re-enrollment so it isn't quietly walked back.

Fair questions.

How do you know my building is over-assessed?
We compare the county's assessed value to its own comparable assessments and public sale records. If your value is already in line, we'll tell you, and there's nothing to file.
What do I have to do?
Sign two short forms. We handle the filing and represent the appeal. Most owners spend a few minutes on it.
What does it cost?
Nothing up front. If we win a reduction, our fee is a share of your first-year savings — the exact rate depends on your state, and it's in the agreement in front of you before you sign. If we don't win, you pay nothing.
What if you don't win?
You pay nothing. Not a dollar. The risk is ours.
Can my appeal make my assessment go up?
It's possible — a California Assessment Appeals Board equalizes the roll by reducing or increasing an assessment (Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code §1610.8), and the Proposition 13 ceiling protects decline-in-value appeals, not base-year disputes. That's why we check for that exposure before filing: we don't file when we see it, and if it surfaces after filing we withdraw.
Do you guarantee a reduction?
No. No one honestly can. We only take cases the county's own data supports, which is why we look before we ask you to sign.
Will I have to go to a hearing?
Often not. Many California appeals resolve on the evidence, and several counties offer an informal review with the assessor before a hearing is scheduled. If an Assessment Appeals Board hearing is needed, we represent you. Note that the board decides the property's full value, so it can decline to reduce it.

Know where you stand.

Text, email, or call. We'll send the full analysis for your building at no cost, with nothing to pay up front. A text gets the fastest reply.

Serving greater Los Angeles.

California commercial property tax appeals. Any estimate is based on county assessment data and public records and is not a guarantee of any outcome. Representation and fee terms are provided in writing before any filing.