All property owners who file an assessment appeal at the Board of Review have the right to an oral hearing before a Deputy Commissioner/Analyst (Judge) who will listen to your case and then review your written evidence.  If you know when you file your complaint that you do not want a hearing,  then initial the box on the complaint form indicating that you do not want a hearing.  Otherwise, you will automatically receive a letter in the mail designating a date and time you must appear downtown at the Board for your hearing. If you later decide not to attend the hearing, that's ok as long as you have submitted written documentation of your evidence showing that you are over-assessed.  The Analysts at the Board of Review may also at their discresion use information about comparable properties and recent sales to help in determining whether or not your property is over assessed.