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The Nebraska Department of Revenue, property assessment division, recently released a reminder to property owners that valuation protests must be filed on or before June 30.

If there was an increase or decrease from the 2019 assessed valuation of a real property parcel to the 2020 assessed value, the county assessor was required to send a notice of valuation change to the property owner on or before June 1. If a change of valuation notice was not received, and there was a change in value from 2019 to 2020, contact the local county assessor for more information.

If a property owner disagrees with the assessed value, whether or not a notice of valuation change has been received, a protest may be filed with the county board of equalization. The valuation protest may be filed in person or by mail with the county clerk in the county where the property is located.

Requirements for filing a protest can be found on the notice of valuation change, or contact the county clerk where the property is located.

If the protest filing deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, the filing deadline is the next business day. If a protest is sent to the county board of equalization through the U.S. mail, the protest is considered filed on the date of the postmark. If a protest is sent through the U.S. mail using either registered or certified mail, the date of registration or certification will be considered the postmark date.

For more information regarding filing a protest, contact the county clerk where the property is located.