Be as specific as possible as to why you feel that your assessment is: 1) above or below fair market value, and/or 2) inequitable when compared to like surrounding properties. If you are aware of specific sales which you contend are comparable to your property, or any unusual conditions that affect the fair market value, please include these with your appeal so that we may consider them in the appeal process. Sales for your assessment neighborhood may be viewed on our website at alexandriava.gov/realestate. Only sales occurring prior to January 1, 2025, may be considered in arriving at the assessed value; hence, you may only rely on sales occurring prior to January 1, 2025 when preparing your 2025 Appeal of Real Estate Assessment.

Your Appeal of Real Estate Assessment must be typed or printed legibly on an original 2025 form obtained from our office or downloaded from our website. Use a separate appeal form for each parcel being appealed.  All pages of your submission must be numbered consecutively.  Property owners, agents and/or representatives are required to submit all data that supports their reason for appeal when this form is filed. Photographs of the property should be paper clipped to the original appeal.   

If you are an agent for the property owner, you must provide a proper Letter of Authorization from the property owner (not the tenant), to act on the owner’s behalf for the current assessment year. You may review instructions on our web page or request instructions from Office staff to ensure your submission of an acceptable authorization. The letter of authorization must accompany this completed form. 

For commercial or income-producing properties, it is very important that an income and expense survey form has been filed with our office. Calendar year 2024 data may be submitted with your appeal, but please make sure that the information is also submitted during the yearly request for the information. More information regarding income and expense submissions can be found at https://www.alexandriava.gov/realestate/info/default.aspx?id=1664

AN ORIGINAL AND SEVEN COPIES OF THE COMPLETED APPEAL FORM and all supporting documentation must be submitted at the time the appeal is filed. 

Board of Equalization and Assessment Review

P.O. Box 178

Alexandria, VA  22313-1501

Please be advised that all data supporting the appeal must be submitted when the form is filed. NO ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION OF ANY KIND WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE HEARING.   You will be advised of your hearing date and time in writing and you may only reschedule one time.  If you wish to withdraw your appeal from the Board, you must do this in writing at least forty-eight hours prior to your scheduled hearing.  The Board has the authority to waive the forty-eight hour requirement, or it may hear the appeal. 

All information pursuant to Virginia Code Section 58.1-3331 shall be made available to the taxpayer/appellant upon his/her request. Records are available for inspection and copying in the Office of Real Estate Assessments on Monday through Friday from noon until 4:00 p.m., except on such days when the office is otherwise closed.  Additionally, any written information that will be given to the Board or relied upon by the Office regarding the 2025 assessment of your property will be available to you seven (7) days prior to your hearing date.  It will be sent to you via e-mail or United States Postal Service as you have indicated on page 1 of your appeal form. 

Please refer to the Rules and Procedures for Hearings of the Board of Equalization and Assessment Review here.

Download Links:

2025 Appeal of Assessment Form

BOE Rules and Procedures for Hearings

The Board of Review of Real Estate Assessments shall have and may exercise the power to revise, correct and amend any assessments of real estate made by the City Assessor. Members must be residents of the City and own real property within the City limits.

• 5 Members appointed by the Judge of the Circuit Court
• 4 Members appointed by the City Council

You can find the full list of members and their term information here.