Hearing day

Getting ready for your Franklin County Board of Revision hearing

If you file a complaint with the Franklin County Board of Revision, you're entitled to present your case to a three-member board. This page is the county's posted hearing calendar, the evidence to bring, and a checklist for hearing day. You file and present your own complaint — NeighborComp Ohio doesn't file or appear for you.

Hearing sessions the Board has posted

These are real hearing sessions from the Franklin County Board of Revision's own agenda page, refreshed once a day. Your own date, time and room come from the notice the Board mails after you file — not from this list.

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Full agenda list (official)Filing dates & deadlines

How Franklin County hearings run

The Board sits as three hearing officers — the Auditor, the Treasurer and a County Commissioner or their designees — and hears complaints about the Auditor's appraised value, not about the tax dollars you pay.
Hearings are currently held by Zoom; if you want an in-person hearing instead, contact the Board at least 10 days before your scheduled date.
Hearings are open to the public and are video recorded.
Your case may be picked for mediation, a less formal conversation that can resolve a complaint faster.
If the decision goes against you, you generally have 30 days from the mailing date to appeal to the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals or the Court of Common Pleas.

Questions about your own case: Board of Revision, (614) 525-3913, or BOR@franklincountyohio.gov. Mailing address: 373 S. High St., 20th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215.

What to bring

Bring only what supports one point: that the county's appraised value is higher than the market supports for your home.

Your proof that the value is too high

•2–5 recent sales of similar homes nearby, with addresses and sale dates
•A one-page summary showing those sales per square foot next to your county value
•Photos of anything that lowers your home's worth (roof, foundation, water damage, outdated kitchen)
•Written repair estimates or contractor invoices
•Your closing statement if you bought in the last few years
•A private appraisal, if you have one

Your property records

•The value notice or final value letter from the Auditor
•Your parcel number and the appraised value you're complaining about
•The Auditor's property record card (square footage, bedrooms, bathrooms, lot size)
•Proof of any record error — floor plans, permits, an engineer's letter, or photos of the real layout

Copies and a way to present

•Three copies of every page — one for each hearing officer, one for you
•A one-page outline of what you'll say, in the order your evidence is stacked
•A notebook to write down the Board's questions and your decision date
•Your confirmation or case number from when you filed

Hearing-day checklist

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The week before

Confirm your hearing date, time and room on the notice the Board mailed you
Check whether your hearing is on Zoom or in person, and test the link or plan the drive
Rewatch the county's own guidance and confirm nothing changed on the Board's page
Put your evidence in the order you'll present it and make your copies

The day of, before you go in

Arrive 15 minutes early, or join the video call 10 minutes early
Bring photo ID, your notice, and your parcel number
Silence your phone and take everything in one trip
Know your number: the county value, the value you're asking for, and the gap between them

In front of the Board

State your name, parcel number and address clearly
Say your ask in one sentence: the value you believe is correct and why
Walk through your sales first, then condition photos, then record errors
Answer questions plainly — say "I don't know" instead of guessing
Don't argue about your tax bill; the Board only hears the property value
Ask what happens next and when you'll get the written decision

Right after

Write down the date of your hearing and anything the Board asked for
Watch for the written decision by mail, and note its date
Check the Auditor's site later to see whether your value changed
If the decision goes against you, note the 30-day window for appealing it

Keep going

Filing tracker — dates, documents and where to submit Record my complaint details Upload my documents Complaint guide Read my notice photo

Educational DIY information, not legal advice. Hearing dates and formats change — always confirm with the Franklin County Board of Revision. NeighborComp Ohio is a private company, independent of the Franklin County Auditor and Board of Revision. Questions? support@neighborcomp.com.

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The DIY complaint packet assembles your county values, comparable sales, record-error checklist and evidence list into one folder, with the filing and hearing steps already written out. You review it, sign it, and file it yourself.

The county's value next to your estimate, with the difference in dollars
A comparable-sales table with the source for every sale
A record-error checklist and the evidence to gather
Filing instructions, submission and hearing-day checklists

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