Assessing

What We Do

The mission of the Assessor’s Office is to annually provide the residents and property owners of Auburn Hills with fair and equitable assessments; to provide information to the general public that is accurate and reliable and mindful that service is the reason for our existence; to provide information to other city departments efficiently and allowing them to better perform their duties; to provide all of these services in a professional and courteous manner which complies with the Charter of the City of Auburn Hills and the constitution and laws of the State of Michigan.

The Assessor’s Office is a valuable source of information for the public, maintaining data on each parcel of property in the City. This includes plat maps and record cards for every property in the city.

Another function of the Assessor’s Office is to record, maintain and edit the status of each parcel of property in the City to determine whether it qualifies for a “principal residence exemption” for a portion of school tax. The office also analyzes deeds and affidavits on every transferred property within the City that would trigger an “uncapping” of taxable value in accordance with Proposal A.

The Assessor’s Office operates under the provisions of the General Property Tax Act of 1896, as amended along with any applicable City of Auburn Hills Charter provisions.