An application for an abatement or refund must be in writing and must be filed in duplicate with the county auditor. It must state the grounds relied upon for such abatement or refund and give the post-office address of the applicant. The county auditor shall note the date of filing, shall file the same, and, within five business days of the filing date, shall present a copy to the city auditor or the township clerk if the applicant’s assessed property is within a city or an organized township. The county auditor shall present the application to the board of county commissioners at its next regular meeting. The county auditor shall give the applicant notice by mail of the time and place of hearing on any abatement or refund not less than ten days prior to such hearing.

     Any person having any estate, right, title, or interest in or lien upon any real property who claims that the assessment made or the tax levied against the same is excessive or illegal, in whole or in part, is entitled to make an application for abatement, refund, or compromise, as the case may be, and have such application granted if the facts upon which the application is based bring it within the provisions of this chapter for abatement, refund, or compromise. In addition, if an abatement is based upon any of the grounds specified in section 57-23-04 and if the application for abatement will not result in a refund of tax or a compromise of a tax, the abatement application may be signed and submitted by either the county auditor or the assessor who made the assessment resulting in the tax specified in the abatement application.