Having been through this in two states for two different properties, and
prevailed in both cases, I know there has got to be an appeals process. Do
some digging around and find out.
They tried to pull the same crap with us on the house we currently live in
(which last assessed at nearly $500k in 2005) and I nailed them to the wall on
it. Even though our sale didn't count towards the assessed value (private
sales and bank sales aren't considered a "market sale") I was able to show the
percentage decrease for every house in my neighborhood from 2005 to the
present, and with that they backed off. I also provided proof that the
basement, which had been fully finished during the last assessment, was now
gutted to the walls, effectively reducing the "living space" by approximately
1500 sf.
The two times we've done this we have done our due diligence and come to the
table with nothing but facts. The quickest way to get shot down in these
meetings is to go in making claims without the data to support it (I'm not
suggesting that's what you did.) If you have a legitimate claim and back it
up, you're more likely than not to win it - even if you have to appeal.
Dan
--- On Sat, 11/21/09, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote:
From: Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] CL award winning ad writer of the day...
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 9:35 PM
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> So what were you doing in court?
It's Jabba's 2nd home these days...
Oh, BTW, I just got the results of my court appearance from last month.
I was appealing my property tax assessment, which was for more than the
property was worth at the 2005-2006 peak. The assessor didn't show, she chose
to stand on the documents that she submitted (but she submitted them too late
to be admissible). I was able to show properties several times the size of
mine, within a mile of mine, with assessments lower than mine. The end result?
The hearing officer recommends that my 2008 and 2009 assessment be set to the
exact amount that I was protesting against, which is 80% more than I paid for
the place in 2007. It's a racket, the state does not want to lose revenue, no
matter how unearned it might be.
Mitch.
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