Property Tax Appeals in Yolo County, California
Yolo County's Clerk of the Board states a non-refundable filing fee of $45 for each application or parcel, which must be included at the time of filing or the application will not be processed. Applicants can submit an online application, paying by credit card or bank draft, each carrying a $1.95 service fee, and attach documents electronically, or submit by mail or in person with payment by check, money order, or cash payable to County of Yolo; a returned check carries a $25 fee. A confidential fee-waiver request form is available for applicants receiving public assistance or who cannot otherwise afford the processing fee. FairPath can organize an owner-managed comparison table, condition exhibits, official links, and a filing checklist. It does not file the application, select the owner's opinion of value, pay the fee, negotiate with the Assessor, or appear at the hearing.
Assessment context: Begin with the Assessor's parcel record and confirm whether the dispute concerns the January 1, 2026 lien-date value on the regular roll or a supplemental, roll change, or escape assessment tied to a change of ownership or new construction. Yolo County combines the university city of Davis, the county seat of Woodland, the urbanized West Sacramento riverfront across from the state capital, and extensive Sacramento Valley agricultural land toward Winters and Esparto. A Sacramento Valley farm parcel a few miles from a Davis subdivision lot is not automatically comparable. Zoning, agricultural use, water access, and site condition should be confirmed against the Assessor's record rather than assumed from a map.
Filing process: Review the application, instructions, and helpful guides on the Clerk of the Board's Assessment Appeals page, then either submit the online application, attaching supporting documents such as the Agent Authorization Form or a Supplemental, Escape, or Roll Change Notice, and pay the $45 filing fee plus a $1.95 service fee by credit card or bank draft, or submit the paper application by mail or in person with the $45 fee by check, money order, or cash payable to County of Yolo. A qualifying applicant may instead submit a confidential fee-waiver request form in lieu of the processing fee, filed together with the application. Property taxes remain due while the appeal is pending, and a bill's overpayment is refunded if the Appeals Board later lowers the value.
Evidence to review: Yolo County's Assessment Appeals Board members must have experience in real estate, property appraisal, accounting, or law, and the Clerk publishes Assessment Appeal Terminology, a Preparing for a Hearing guide, and links to the State Board of Equalization's Residential Property Assessment Appeals booklet and video. Build a comparable-sales table showing sale date, price, parcel, community, lot size, living area, age, and condition, and prioritize sales close to the January 1, 2026 lien date; California generally excludes comparable sales occurring more than 90 days after that date. For Sacramento Valley agricultural parcels, document water access, crop or use type, and any physical limitations with dated photographs or inspection findings.
Current deadline guidance: 2026 regular assessment appeals: July 2 through November 30, 2026. Yolo County's Clerk of the Board states that applications for changed assessments for the regular assessment period must be filed between July 2 and November 30 of each year unless the last day falls on a weekend, consistent with the California State Board of Equalization's certified county filing-period table. Assessment changes made outside the regular period, such as supplemental, roll change, or escape assessments, must instead be filed no later than 60 days after the date of the notice.
Yolo County's 2026 regular filing period runs July 2 through November 30, matching the state's extended deadline group, unless the last day falls on a weekend.
The filing fee is $45 non-refundable per application or parcel, due at the time of filing or the application will not be processed.
Yolo County offers an online application system with electronic document attachment, alongside mailed or in-person paper applications.
A confidential fee-waiver request form is available for applicants receiving public assistance or who cannot otherwise afford the processing fee.
Official filing authority: Yolo County Clerk of the Board. https://www.yolocounty.gov/government/board-of-supervisors/clerk-of-the-board/assessment-appeals
Source: Yolo County Clerk of the Board, Assessment Appeals, https://www.yolocounty.gov/government/board-of-supervisors/clerk-of-the-board/assessment-appeals. Reviewed 2026-09-22.
Source: Yolo County Clerk of the Board, Assessment Appeals Frequently Asked Questions, https://www.yolocounty.gov/government/board-of-supervisors/clerk-of-the-board/assessment-appeals/assessment-appeals-faqs. Reviewed 2026-09-22.
Source: California State Board of Equalization, Letter to Assessors 2026/023: 2026 Assessment Appeal Filing Periods, https://boe.ca.gov/proptaxes/pdf/lta26023.pdf. Reviewed 2026-09-22.
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