I am of an age that I don’t want to fight those unnecessary battles when the problems arise.

If it is some kind of big deal like it is an old metal barn eyesore on a downtown city block undergoing revitalization and you're going to build a $10mil apartment building on it, if you can get the land...hey hey maybe the powers that be might negotiate something with you, with perhaps a promise you won't fight value for 10 years or something like that. 

Told this story here before, we bought a property where the seller had been in a bar fight and had a judgement for medical injuries from the other person in the bar fight. 

Most of the work needed to be done by the seller as they were the ones carrying it and it was owned by several family members who were getting into a fight, etc etc.

Others choose to fight the current, or they figure out how to work with the current to make some progress.The people who choose to keep swimming learn.

I have to fight every single invoice that has random stuff added to them. 

But heck now I have to fight thru advertising to see anything. 

It’s just the valuation.If I don’t fight this valuation, I am paying taxes on a higher assessed value than what I bought it for a year ago (they do 5 year assessments) and it’s effectively a 40 percent increase in taxes vs 2017.

Oh well, it's not worth the fight for me at this point.Thanks Michael!

If you anticipate a possible fight, it's best to do things properly from the start.Certified mail in itself is not a panacea, in fact IIRC most of the relevant statutes say first class (i.e., "regular") mail - but it has to be sent under certain timelines.