Kotlyarov Law Group

Kotlyarov Law Group combines legal expertise with property tax strategy to help Kansas City property owners reduce their tax burden. Our team understands Missouri's assessment laws and works directly with county assessors to challenge overvaluations and secure fair assessments for residential and commercial properties. We've helped hundreds of clients save thousands on their annual property taxes through strategic appeals and assessment reviews. Our approach focuses on thorough market analysis and legal advocacy to ensure your property is assessed accurately according to state guidelines.

Our property tax services include comprehensive assessment reviews where we analyze your property's current valuation against comparable sales and market conditions. We handle formal appeals to county boards of equalization, presenting detailed evidence and legal arguments for assessment reductions. For commercial properties, we conduct in-depth income and expense analyses, reviewing capitalization rates and market trends that affect valuation. We also provide ongoing assessment monitoring services, tracking your property's assessed value year over year and identifying opportunities for future appeals. Residential clients benefit from our neighborhood market analysis, where we compare your assessment to similar homes that sold recently. We prepare all necessary documentation for informal and formal appeals, including property condition reports and comparable property studies. Our team also handles assessment protests for new construction and major renovations that may have triggered reassessments.

Your consultation begins with a thorough review of your current assessment and recent property tax statements. We analyze your property's assessed value against market data and identify potential grounds for appeal. If we find merit for an appeal, we gather supporting documentation including recent sales data, property condition reports, and income/expense statements for commercial properties. We then file the appropriate appeals with county authorities and represent you through the entire process. Most informal appeals resolve within 30-60 days, while formal hearings may take 3-6 months. We keep you updated throughout and handle all communication with assessors and hearing officers.

We serve Jackson County, Clay County, Platte County, and Cass County in Missouri, covering Kansas City and surrounding metropolitan areas. Our team is familiar with each county's specific procedures and assessor practices. We also handle appeals in Johnson County and Wyandotte County in Kansas for clients with cross-state property holdings.