Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review

Left to right: Barbara Baldwin-Administrator, Susan Thornton Lara-Member, Michelle Payanzo-Secretary, Richard Snipe-Vice-Chair, Wayde Fargotstein-Member, Michael Suley-Chair, Amy Schrempf-Solicitor

Did you know?
The deadline to file a 2026 tax assessment appeal is Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review (BPAAR) hears and decides all appeal hearings pursuant to the Board's Rules(PDF, 154KB) (authority under the Allegheny County Home Rule Charter Article X, Section 5). 

The Office of Property Assessments manages the administration of the hearings. The Appeals Division mails hearing notices, processes and schedules the hearings, and handles postponements and withdrawals.

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Scheduled Hearings

The hearing schedule is subject to change. Participants should refer to the mailed scheduled hearing notices and telephone hearing tip sheet(PDF, 246KB) for further details. Files will be removed once the appeal dates have passed. New files will be added when additional dates are scheduled and notices sent. Please take the dynamic nature of the appeals process and assessment data into consideration when using these files. The BPAAR assumes no liability for any legal consequences arising from inaccurate or outdated information in these posted files.

Residential Hearing Notices are mailed with a minimum of 21 days advance notice.
Commercial Hearing Notices are mailed with a minimum of 30 days advance notice.

Upcoming Hearings

2020-2024 Tax Year Hearings
April - 2024(PDF, 5KB)

2025 Tax Year Hearings
Week of April 7(PDF, 6KB)
Week of April 21(PDF, 5KB)

Tax Exempt, Non-Value Hearings

BPAAR Meetings

BPAAR meets every two weeks at 8:00 am in Room 328 of the County Office Building, 542 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

Bi-weekly BPAAR Meeting Agenda(PDF, 75KB) |2025 BPAAR Schedule(PDF, 381KB)| Meeting Videos

Teams Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 217 287 402 89
Passcode: CCDZaj

Assessment Appeals Ordinances

• OR 12917-24 - Establishing uniform training requirements for board members
• OR 12918-24 - Establishing a uniform, expeditious process for rendering decisions regarding property assessment appeals
• OR 13056-24(PDF, 313KB) - Establishing a new deadline for property assessment appeals
• Common Law - Common Level Ratio Court Order

Contact BPAAR

County Office Building
542 Forbes Avenue, Room 334
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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Call Center: 412-350-4636 (INFO) Option 2