Tax Assessors' Office

Note: The Tax Assessors' Office does not generate tax bills, nor does it directly receive homestead and/or school exemption applications. The Tax Assessors' Office is responsible for the valuation of property. For information on tax bills, homestead and school exemptions, please review the Tax Commissioner's Office website, or contact them directly at 770.461.3652

Upcoming Webinar for Georgia landowners

Next Thursday, November 16, the Georgia Forestry Commission, LandYield, Athens Land Trust, and Georgia Department of Revenue will be presenting at a webinar about tax programs and other incentives for the Georgia landowner to keep forests as forests.

This webinar is specifically for landowners who have questions about tax incentive programs, conservation easements, carbon markets, and the Georgia Forest Legacy Program. Registration is free, and to sign up click here.

Public Notices

2023 Assessment Notices

were mailed out on
May 9, 2023
The 2023 Appeal Deadline is
June 23, 2023

In November 2020 Fayette County voted in favor of HB 1166, an additional Homestead Exemption to the BOE portion of the property tax bill. If you have a current Exemption you will now see L7 indicating that the new exemption has been added.

This is a floating value Homestead Exemption that only applies to the BOE Portion of taxes.

View HB 1166

Notice to the Fayette County Property Owners and Occupants

In accordance with O.C.G.A. 48-5-264.1, please be advised that the Fayette County Appraisal Staff may be visiting your property to review your parcel information concerning an appeal filed, return filed, construction of new improvement or addition, review of parcel, and/or conservation use application. The field appraiser from our office will have photo identification and will be driving a marked county vehicle. If you have any further questions, please call our office at 770-305-5402.

Contact Information:

Tax Assessors' Office
Stonewall Administrative Complex
140 Stonewall Avenue West
Suite 108
Fayetteville, Georgia 30214
770.305.5402

Board of Assessors
J. Sam Burch / Chairman
Bruce Donaghey / Vice Chairman
Walter Ponder

Chief Appraiser/Director
Lee Ann Bartlett - lbartlett@fayettecountyga.gov

Deputy Chief Appraiser – Commercial/Industrial Property
Sonya Kennedy – skennedy@fayettecountyga.gov

Personal Property / Mobile Homes
Tracey Holder - tholder@fayettecountyga.gov

Residential Property
Denise West - dwest@fayettecountyga.gov

Board of Tax Assessors

The Board of Tax Assessors is comprised of three local taxpayers who are appointed for six year terms by the Board of Commissioners. The primary responsibility of the Board of Tax Assessors is to appraise property at fair market value as of January 1 of each year.

The Fayette Assessors have a staff of thirteen appraisers, one GIS mapping technician, one administrative assistant and one appraiser aide. These appraisers track ownership changes, parcel boundaries, zoning, use, building and property characteristics, tax exemptions, trends in sales prices, constructions costs, rents, incomes, expenses and personal property assets in order to appraise property each year. Real estate, furniture, fixtures, machinery, equipment, inventory, boats, aircraft, heavy duty equipment, mobile homes and motor vehicles are appraised by staff.

The appraisal staff is required to adhere to the Appraisal Procedures Manual established by the State of Georgia Department of Revenue. Much of the data gathered and used by the Assessors' staff is public and can be viewed during normal business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Fair Market Value

Official Code of Georgia 48-5-2. Definitions. (3)

Fair Market Value sale is an “Arm’s length, bona fide sale” meaning a transaction which has occurred in good faith without fraud or deceit carried out by unrelated or unaffiliated parties, as by a willing buyer and a willing seller, each acting in his or her own self-interest, including but not limited to a distress sale, short sale, bank sale, or sale at public auction.