(a) Any municipality that lies within the boundaries of two (2) or more counties and maintains an assessment office separate from the assessment offices of the counties in which the municipality lies may make back assessments and reassessments upon property located within the municipality and subject to municipal taxation through the offices of the municipal assessor in the manner otherwise provided in this part.
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-1-1003
Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) A property owner whose property has been assessed under subsection (a) and who disputes the assessment, or who claims exemption from the tax, may appeal the assessment to the municipal board of equalization within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice of the assessment. The municipal board of equalization shall hear the appeal within fifteen (15) days and issue a written decision within five (5) days of the hearing. If the board does not issue a decision within five (5) days of the hearing, the appeal may be taken to the state board of equalization. A decision of the municipal board of equalization may be appealed by the property owner or the municipality to the state board of equalization in the same manner as other appeals from action of the county boards of equalization.
