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2022Appeals

What is considered commercial/industrial property and how do I file an appeal?

In Cook County, properties are classified based on their use. For example, apartment buildings over six units are classified as Class 3 properties. Class 5 properties are properties that are used for commercial or industrial purposes.

A property is used for commercial purposes if it is used primarily for buying and selling goods and services, or for otherwise providing goods and services. Commercial use includes real estate used for hotel, motel and apartment buildings of more than six units.

Am I eligible for a partial assessment if I did not live in my house all 12 months of last year?

You may be eligible for a partial assessment if your home was uninhabitable for any part of the previous year. Uninhabitable property is a residence that due to physical condition cannot be occupied. This includes new buildings still under construction or existing buildings that are being rehabilitated.

I measured the rooms of my house and came up with much less square footage in terms of living space than the Assessor’s Office has listed. What should I do?

The Assessor’s Office calculates the square footage by measuring the exterior perimeter of the home. It is that measurement that your assessment is based upon, not what you might consider to be inside “living space.”