Questions for Appeals & Equalization should be directed to: 248-858-1699

• Represents those Cities and Townships that have contracted with the Equalization Division for Assessing Duties, on appeals at the Michigan Tax Tribunal
• Performs equalization studies to determine the change in assessment required for each City or Township every year to comply with the level of assessment required by law

Homestead Affidavits and Property Transfer Affidavits - any questions should be directed to 248-858-8793. General Questions should be directed to 248-858-0776.

Our clerical staff can answer many general questions including:

• What is my assessment?
• What is the Sidwell Number (also known as the PIN, or Parcel Identification Number) for an address?
• What is the address for this Sidwell Number?
• How many square feet does this house have?
• How do I get a duplicate copy of my assessment change notice?
• etc.

Note: for 24/7 access to a large variety of information related to our land records, County Treasurer's records, and/or the County Register of Deeds' records (for a fee) check out Property Gateway.

Questions related to Personal Property Assessments should be directed to: 248-858-0776.

The Personal Property Section is responsible for:

• Maintaining personal property tax roll
• Performing on-site reviews for personal property audits
• Canvassing all commercial/industrial properties at the end of the year to identify and assess taxable personal property.

To review or download personal property forms, please visit our Forms & Applications page.

General questions about Real Property should be directed to our Clerical staff at: 248-858-0776.

The Real Property Section acts as the Equalization Division's representative for those Cities and Townships that have contracted with Equalization for Assessing duties - responsibilities include:

• Maintaining real property appraisal/assessment records
• Performing on-site reviews of all types of real property in order to properly inventory taxable real property for the assessment roll
• Attending the March, July, and December Boards of Review in order to maintain the minutes of the meetings, and to aid/assist these Boards with information requests related to the hearings

Find an Assessing Department in a City, Village, or Township of Oakland County

Summary of Oakland County's Residential Classification to the Equalization

The Property Descriptions Section can be reached by calling 248-858-0776.

The Section is responsible for:

• Maintaining tax legal descriptions
• Updating property description maps for split/combination requests, and Parcel Identification Number maintenance

To review or download Property Descriptions forms, please visit our Forms & Applications page.