INSTRUCTIONS TO APPEAL YOUR ASSESSMENT AT TOWNSHIP LEVEL

1. CONTACT CUBA TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR’S OFFICE (847) 381-1120 TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT.  DOING THIS MAY AVOID HAVING TO ATTEND A HEARING AT THE BOARD OF REVIEW IN WAUKEGAN.
   
2. FILL OUT FORMS.  INFORMATION NEEDED TO PROPERLY PREPARE FOR YOUR MEETING CAN BE OBTAINED BY GOING ON LINE TO http://www.cubatownship.com/ AND LINKING TO VARIOUS WEB SITES AS FOLLOWS.
1. TO OBTAIN APPEAL FORMS – LAKE COUNTY ASSESSMENT FORMS AND THEN PULL UP FORMS AND PRINT THEM.
2. GO BACK TO LAKE COUNTY HOME PAGE THEN  CLICK ON PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS AND CLICK ON ADDRESS OR PIN #. THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO FIND COMPARABLE PROPERTIES BY EITHER ADDRESS OR PIN #.
3. LOOK OVER YOUR PROPERTY INFORMATION TO MAKE SURE IT IS CORRECT, THEN YOU CAN EITHER SHOW PROPERTIES ON THE SAME STREET OR SELECT COMPARABLE PROPERTIES (REMEMBER TO CHOOSE THE SAME HOUSE TYPE CODE AND STORY ALSO KEEP CLOSE TO AGE AND OTHER AMENITIES).
   
3. APPEAR AT TOWNSHIP OFFICE ON DATE OF APPOINTMENT AND PRESENT YOUR CASE.  YOU CAN EXPECT TO HEAR AN ANSWER FROM OUR OFFICE WITHIN 10 DAYS OF YOUR APPOINTMENT.

Updated: 09/17/07 URL: http://www.cubatownship.com/instructions_for_appeal_in_offic.htm