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# Learn how to fight your tax bill
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/learn-how-to-fight-your-tax-bill/
- Published: 2003-09-06T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:51:46.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Business, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

The Los Angeles County is sponsoring a series of free seminars to assist property owners who feel their taxes should be lowered due to a decline in the value of their property.

As the real estate market improves, some homeowners who recently received a “Notice of Assessed Value Change” will have questions regarding their appeal rights.

The meetings are intended to help taxpayers better understand the assessment appeals process, which many people may find confusing.

The seminar will be a value to homeowners who are interested in learning about the assessment appeals process and to those who have already filed an appeal. The seminar will also cover how to prepare for a hearing, what qualifies as admissible evidence, what will happen at the hearing and what to expect after.

The 90-minute seminars will be offered 15 times during October through December at five locations: Cerritos, Culver City, El Monte, Glendale and Van Nuys. Additional meetings will be scheduled throughout the county on a year-round basis.

Persons with disabilities who believe they need reasonable accommodation or help in order to attend a seminar may call (213) 893-2516\. Hearing impaired persons may leave a typewritten message by calling (213) 974-1707.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 6, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/090603.pdf?ref=smdp.com)