Hillsdale County Equalization & Land Information

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Michigan Compiled Law 211.34 (3) implements the constitutional mandate stating: The county board of commissioners of a county shall establish and maintain a department to survey assessments and assist

the board of commissioners in the matter of equalization of assessments, and may employ in that department technical and clerical personnel which in its judgment are considered necessary.

The personnel of the department shall be under the direct supervision and control of a director of the tax or equalization department who may designate an employee of the department as his or her deputy.

The director of the county tax or equalization department shall be appointed by the county board of commissioners. The county board of commissioners, through the department, may furnish assistance to local

assessing officers in the performance of duties imposed upon those officers by this act, including the development and maintenance of accurate property descriptions, the discovery, listing,

and valuation of properties for tax purposes, and the development and use of uniform valuation standards and techniques for the assessment of property.

Office Hours:
8:30am - 5:00pm Monday - Friday

Phone: (517) 439-9166
Fax: (517) 439-9502

Nicolas L. Wheeler, Director
Kimberly A. Thomas, Deputy Director
Lisa Bernath, Description Analyst/Mapper

Beth Sanford, Assistant Description Analyst

Hillsdale County Assessor's Contact List

Various links, documents and forms are available to be downloaded below. Some forms may require previous action in order to be valid, for example: to file a "Petition for Change of Property Classification"
an owner of property must have previously appealed the classification to the March Board of Review, otherwise the petition will be denied.

If you have any questions regarding any of the documents below please contact the Hillsdale County Equalization Department!