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Fyi -- It looks like the grievance letters are going out now. Just received my appeal in the mail today. A very modest reduction, but at least its something and I filed myself so I don't have to pay for it.
They retained our appealed value from the year before so I didn't even have a case to appeal this year. Still not sure why they do that sometimes, but not always.
They retained our appealed value from the year before so I didn't even have a case to appeal this year. Still not sure why they do that sometimes, but not always.
I haven't been doing this that long. But are you saying that if you do not file, the value should go back to its original value? Meaning you have to grieve every year for the rest of your life
I haven't been doing this that long. But are you saying that if you do not file, the value should go back to its original value? Meaning you have to grieve every year for the rest of your life
Not exactly but yes you should greive every year. It's a zero sum game - the budgets go up every year and have to be paid for by taxes. If some people are paying less, everyone else has to pay more to pickup the slack.
I haven't been doing this that long. But are you saying that if you do not file, the value should go back to its original value? Meaning you have to grieve every year for the rest of your life
It did go back to the original value the following year when I started grieving a handful of years ago, but then after this last time, my successive year's FMV (& assessed value) shown on the website is the same as what I got it lowered to. Specifically, my '16 grieved value stayed for '17. So I had no way of finding homes that were even lower to try and grieve with this past March.
I had seen a neighbors house under the same scenario before, years ago, so I just don't know what triggers it to stay the same low FMV year after year.
^ Everyone just finished grieving in March '15 for '17, correct?
Are you saying the FMV / assessed value shown to be the same for '16 and '17 can still go up for '17 since I didn't grieve in March?
That does not make sense because why would they only let us grieve that stated value until March if it may still go up after? And how is one supposed to grieve a value that is already $100k+ lower than every similar house?
^ Everyone just finished grieving in March '15 for '17, correct?
Are you saying the FMV / assessed value shown to be the same for '16 and '17 can still go up for '17 since I didn't grieve in March?
That does not make sense because why would they only let us grieve that stated value until March if it may still go up after? And how is one supposed to grieve a value that is already $100k+ lower than every similar house?
"FMV" is approximately 75% of actual market value. If one lives on a block where homes sell for one million and is assessed at 800K they are over assessed
^ You didn't quite answer my question. Say I'm down to $400k after grievance (taking off 25% of actual value and more for grievance), how is it I'll be able to find a sale of a $600k actual value house (similar size/condition) even lower than 400k? Impossible. When I'm grieving in March '15, I'm grieving the '17 tentative assessment which is that $400k in that example.
So if I was assessed at $500,000 and grieved (regardless of when it takes effect), and I win and go down to $400,000. If I do not grieve the next year, will my assessment return to 500,000 automatically? or does it follow the 6%/20% rule on incrementals. It took me 3 grievances to get down where I am now...
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