County Assessor marked house as Rental for 4 years (Phoenix, Mesa: rentals, refinance)

[ps2cho]

I come to find out our house has been marked as a Residential Rental for the past 4 years.

1) Anybody know if that means we've been paying more in property taxes?
---if so, any possibility we can claim for a refund from Maricopa?

2) Who's fault is this screw up?

Anybody else ran into this before?

[john3232]

Yes, you've been paying more than since your home has been listed as a rental.

Who's fault is this?

Go to or call the assessors office and ask to see the records. You need to find out who signed the document changing your property from owner occupied to rental. If it wasn't you than you should get a refund for each of the four years.

Address:
301 W Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ 85003
602-506-3406

I haven't had any screw ups but several times I've registered a property as a rental and then switch back to owner occupied a few years later.

[ps2cho]

Well the property was a rental before we bought it...but who's responsible for updating that? Title company? R/E Agent? Owner?

Did I screw up by not knowing this beforehand?

I'm reading residential rentals have the same property tax:

No, tax ratio and tax assessment remain the same regardless if you are a legal class 3 or legal class 4.2. However, as a 4.2 you will not be eligible to receive the State Aid Credit on your tax bill which may create an increase in your tax bill.

[john3232]

Originally Posted by ps2cho

Well the property was a rental before we bought it...but who's responsible for updating that? Title company? R/E Agent? Owner?

Did I screw up by not knowing this beforehand?

I'm reading residential rentals have the same property tax:

I have two properties in Mesa in which I have paid property taxes both as rental owner and owner occupied.

There is a good $250 a year difference.


Did I screw up by not knowing this beforehand?

My guess is the Assessors office will not issue a refund.

[ps2cho]

Originally Posted by john3232

I have two properties in Mesa in which I have paid property taxes both as rental owner and owner occupied.

There is a good $250 a year difference.


Did I screw up by not knowing this beforehand?

My guess is the Assessors office will not issue a refund.

Thanks, good to know.

Found this in the instructions:

• If taxes have been overpaid as a result of the error correction, the overpayment will be refunded pursuant to A.R.S. § 42-16259.

Maybe will get lucky...

[john3232]

Originally Posted by ps2cho

Thanks, good to know.

Found this in the instructions:



Maybe will get lucky...

Maybe you will. It was clearly a mistake. Go to the office and show them documentation verifying the purchase date.

Good luck!

[thinkalot]

I remember receiving a card in the mail that I had to send back. It asked if I was going to occupy or rent.

[ps2cho]

Government efficiencies....A few days ago they finally corrected my property. Only took 4 months to update one item.

Now I find because it took 1/3rd of a year to complete the update, during that time 2021 tax amounts were released, and I had only requested 2020 backwards...thus 2021 is being taxed as a rental property...Wonder if they'll take another 4-6 months, and 2022 will be complete and I'll just go in a never-ending cycle.

Imagine any other business taking 4-months to update a record...

On plus side, post above was correct, got a refund for each year, so at least getting some money back although I can't refinance my property at best rates because its an "investment" property still shows.. Ugh...

[Solere]

What if one owns a house that used to be a rental, but is now unoccupied/vacant and no longer a rental. Is there a category for that?

[AZ Manager]

Originally Posted by ps2cho

although I can't refinance my property at best rates because its an "investment" property still shows.. Ugh...

That's not how banks determine investment vs residential loans...