The State Tax Commission has made a serious effort to ensure all local unit Assessing meets certain quality standards. This has taken various forms over the last several decades, most notably the Audit of Minimum Assessing Records (“AMAR”), and the “14 Point Review” before that. Currently it is designed in a very organized process since the state government went through major Assessing Reform with the implementation of Public Act 660 of 2018. https://www.michigan.gov/treasury/local/stc/property/public-act-660-assessment-roll-audit---property-assessing-reform In mutual agreement of the continual pursuit of pristine appraisal records, the staff at Property Assessment Solutions has implemented a rigorous process of reviewing all of our parcel records on an ongoing basis. Over the years the State has coined this the “20% Review,” whereby 20% of a local unit’s properties are reviewed each year. In other words, all parcels are visited every five years. Following state audits in 2015, our staff has employed a very meticulous and detailed process and has accomplished this “20% Review” goal on an annual basis. We mail postcard notices to all properties that will receive a visit for our 20% Review, and then follow-up with an on site visit to speak to property owners, review building measurements, and take updated exterior photos of buildings. We currently make individual, on-site visits to over 6,000 parcels each year. The team at Property Assessment Solutions has been through several of the state’s “every 5 year audit program” initiatives. We have passed those audits, and even worked in a few jurisdictions that were new to us and taken them from non-compliance, through a corrective action plan with the state, bringing them up to a satisfactory condition.