A Message from the Property Assessor Cindy Burney on the 2024 Reappraisal
Currently we are experiencing extremely heavy call volume. If your call is not answered please call back. We are working diligently to answer as many calls as possible. Thank you for your patience. Informal hearings will continue through April 18th.
The Cheatham County 2024 Reappraisal Informal Hearings will go through April 18th.
We will not be ending the hearings on April 5th as printed on the assessment
notice (this date was for the Comptroller’s Office assisting our staff). Informal hearings can be done by phone 615-792-5371 or in our office at 354 Frey Street Ashland City. Hours 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Property Assessor’s Office can answer questions regarding your new reappraisal notice.
During reappraisal years, the State will set a Certified Tax Rate. The Certified Tax Rate will be
much lower than the prior year. This new tax rate will be set in July.
The Trustees Office offers a Tax Relief Program for the low-income elderly, disabled homeowners,
and disabled veteran homeowners or their surviving spouse. Their number is 615-792-4298.
- July - County Commission sets tax rate.
Cheatham County Assessor of Property |
Cindy Dozier Burney, Property Assessor
Frequently Asked Questions
Cindy Burney is a lifelong resident of Cheatham County. She began working in the Assessor’s Office in September of 1988 and became Deputy Assessor in 1995. Cindy was elected Assessor of Property in 2016. She and her husband Jeff have been married for 32 years, and they have two
daughters, Kayla and Abbey. She and her family are active members of the Ashland City Church of Christ. Cindy strives to maintain a friendly, courteous, and efficient office.
The Assessor of Property is a Tennessee constitutionally elected official who serves at the pleasure of the Cheatham County citizens for a four-year term.
The primary responsibility of the Assessor of Property is to discover, list, classify, and value all real and personal property within the jurisdiction of Cheatham County. This includes conducting a state-mandated county wide reappraisal every five years. Our next reappraisal is scheduled for 2024. This office is also responsible for maintaining ownership records, maintaining tax maps, preparing tax rolls for the county Trustee and all municipalities, reporting assessments to the local and State Board of Equalization, and managing Greenbelt and Forestry assessments.
