Property Assessment Appeals in Pulaski County, Arkansas
Pulaski County's Assessor maintains the county property record, while the County Board of Equalization hears the first administrative challenge to an assessment. Arkansas requires the board application by the third Monday in August, which was August 17 in 2026 and has passed; the local Assessor directs owners to arrange an appointment during the August appeal period. The FairPath owner-guided evidence packet remains available year-round for every Pulaski County property. It can organize the notice, county record, homeowner-reviewed corrections, comparable assessments and sales, photographs, condition documents, the owner's value evidence, and official source links. FairPath does not file a petition, choose the owner's requested value, contact the Assessor, Clerk, Board, or County Court, appear at a hearing, or represent the owner.
Assessment context: The Pulaski County Assessor determines market value and maintains public real-estate records for the county. Arkansas's reviewed state framework generally converts true market value to a taxable assessed value at 20 percent, so the market-value figure, assessed value, and eventual tax bill should not be treated as interchangeable. Use the official county record to verify parcel identity, owner and situs information, land and improvement characteristics, classification, assessed components, and available sales or mapping details. Compare those facts with the current notice and with what the homeowner knows about the property. A tax increase or percentage change can prompt review, but the packet should focus on supported valuation, uniformity, classification, or factual issues and should identify each fact by its actual source.
Filing process: Start with the current assessment notice, the Pulaski County Assessor FAQ, the live county property record, and the current Board of Equalization contact instructions. Arkansas permits the board application in person or by letter or petition to the board secretary by the third Monday in August (August 17 in 2026, now passed); Pulaski's Assessor describes an August appointment process. For a later cycle, the current secretary, form or petition format, accepted delivery, appointment schedule, and evidence deadline come from the county's current instructions. The County Board is the first appeal forum. Arkansas's official guidance describes a later County Court petition, heard by the County Judge, with a separate petition deadline of the 2nd Monday in October after the board process (October 12 in 2026, now passed). Preserve the initial petition, supporting documents, delivery proof, hearing notice, board decision, and any later county-court materials as separate records.
Evidence to review: Connect each exhibit to the disputed Pulaski County record or valuation issue. Begin with the official parcel information and note any incorrect size, age, use, improvement, classification, ownership, or land characteristic. For comparable evidence, identify Pulaski County properties with parcel number, location, assessed value, sale information when available, building size, age, use, condition, and material differences. Explain why each comparison is relevant instead of assuming a lower assessment elsewhere automatically determines the subject value. Add dated photographs, inspection reports, surveys, permits, contractor scopes, repair documentation, or other owner records when they show a condition or feature the public record may not capture. Keep market value, Arkansas's assessed-value calculation, and the tax bill separate. The homeowner reviews and approves every correction, photograph, estimate, and factual statement before it enters the packet.
Current deadline guidance: 2026 County Board appeal period closed August 17; recurs by the third Monday in August. The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration's county-appeal guidance states that the appeal to the County Board of Equalization must be in person or by letter or petition to the board secretary on or before the third Monday in August of every year; the third Monday in August 2026 was August 17, so that period is closed. The Pulaski County Assessor FAQ says an owner appeals a value by making an appointment during the appeal period in the month of August and meeting with the Board of Equalization. The same DFA guidance sets the County Court petition deadline at the 2nd Monday in October, which was October 12 in 2026 and has also passed. For a later cycle, the notice, board secretary instructions, and appointment availability should be checked before relying on the calendar date alone.
The Pulaski County Assessor FAQ describes making an appointment during the August equalization appeal period; the 2026 period has closed.
Arkansas sets the board application deadline as the third Monday in August, which fell on August 17 in 2026; that deadline has passed.
The Pulaski County Clerk serves as secretary for the Board of Equalization and current submission details require a live check.
A later County Court petition is a distinct stage with its own record and a deadline of the 2nd Monday in October (October 12 in 2026, now passed).
Official filing authority: Pulaski County Board of Equalization, with the Pulaski County Clerk serving as board secretary. https://pulaskicountyassessor.net/faq/
Source: Pulaski County Assessor, Pulaski County Assessor Frequently Asked Questions, https://pulaskicountyassessor.net/faq/. Reviewed 2026-09-14.
Source: Pulaski County Assessor, Pulaski County Assessor Property Records and Mapping, https://pulaskicountyassessor.net/. Reviewed 2026-08-06.
Source: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Property Valuation Appeals to County Court, https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/appeal-to-county-court.pdf. Reviewed 2026-09-14.
Source: Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, County Boards of Equalization Model Hearing Procedures, https://www.dfa.arkansas.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019-board-model-hearing-procedures.pdf. Reviewed 2026-08-06.
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