Livingston County Commercial Property Tax Appeals

The hard deadline for commercial property appeals in Livingston County is May 31 of the tax year. That's the Michigan Tax Tribunal statutory cutoff under MCL 205.735a, and it applies whether your property is in Howell, Brighton, Hartland, Fowlerville, or anywhere else in the county. Once it passes, you're locked into your current assessment for the entire year and cannot challenge it until next year's cycle. Our guide to 2026 Michigan property tax deadlines walks through every date in the cycle. The residential March Board of Review cycle runs earlier but is not the path for commercial property. Don't wait — request a free review as soon as you receive your assessment notice.

When a commercial property sells in Livingston County, Michigan's Proposal A causes the taxable value to uncap to the full State Equalized Value. In a fast-appreciating market like Brighton and Howell, that uncapping event frequently produces a tax increase that reflects a decade or more of compressed growth hitting at once — and the new assessed value may actually exceed what you paid. That's exactly the kind of case the Michigan Tax Tribunal exists to correct. New Livingston County owners should file by May 31 of the acquisition year or the first full year of ownership. See our Michigan Tax Tribunal guide for the full process.

Yes — industrial and flex properties along the I-96 corridor between Brighton and Howell are one of our most active case types in Livingston County. Older industrial facilities are frequently benchmarked against newer speculative product, assessors struggle to account for functional obsolescence and deferred maintenance, and the rapid build-out of new inventory has scrambled the comparable-sales data. Our industrial property tax appeal practice brings specialized valuation experience to manufacturing, warehouse, distribution, and flex buildings throughout the corridor. Most of these cases settle with meaningful reductions before any formal hearing.

EPTA works on contingency — you pay nothing unless we successfully reduce your assessment and save you money. There are no upfront fees, no retainers, and no hourly charges. Our fee is always a percentage of the savings we deliver, meaning the cost of pursuing an appeal is always proportionate to the benefit you receive. For a detailed breakdown, see our guide to property tax appeal cost. In Livingston County's growing market, where assessed values and millage rates combine to create meaningful tax exposure, the economics of a contingency-based appeal almost always favor the owner. Request a free review to learn what your potential savings look like.

We represent commercial property owners throughout Livingston County — Howell, Brighton, Hartland, Fowlerville, Pinckney, Hamburg Township, Genoa Township, Green Oak Township, and every other community in the county. Our practice covers retail, office, industrial, flex and warehouse, medical office, multifamily apartment buildings, hospitality, and mixed-use properties. We also work extensively in neighboring Oakland County and Washtenaw County, which gives us valuable cross-county market perspective for Livingston County cases.