RESOLUTION R2012-23
NELSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
EXTENSION OF 2012 GENERAL REASSESSMENT OF REAL PROPERTY
WHEREAS, in regard to the 2012 general reassessment undertaken by appraisers retained by the County, the following shortcomings have been brought to the Board’s attention and carefully considered by the Board over the last several months:
1. Unreasonably wide differentials between the sale prices for recently sold properties and the assessed values of the same properties;
2. Irrationally low values for certain valuable commercial properties;
3. Inconsistent classification of dwellings, generally skewed to higher grades unsupported by circumstances;
4. Rigid application of a standard house lot value because of a general location without taking in to account the lot’s individual qualities and specific location;
5. Great fluctuation between the values of adjoining lots
6. The assignment of zero value to some properties and improvements;
7. Notice of the proposed reassessment values never having been received by a large number of landowners; notices of values determined by appraiser recalculation sent too late to allow use of the appeals process;
8. Lack of proper coordination with respect to the software used by the County which among other things, contributed to the notice problem;
9. Some landowners received dramatically revised assessment notices without appropriate explanation; and,
10. According to the Commissioner of Revenue, some errors will be a long time in coming to her attention and some of those errors will be beyond her power to correct;
WHEREAS, these matters, taken together, are overwhelming evidence that the 2011 appraisal effort is not sufficiently accurate and dependable to implement as a general reassessment effective in 2012; and
WHEREAS, Virginia Code Section 58.1-3252 permits the County to complete a general reassessment every six years;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,that the Board declines either to accept or to implement the 2011 appraisal work as a general reassessment effective in 2012;
That pursuant to Virginia Code Section 58.1-3320, real estate taxes be extended on the basis of the last general reassessment effective in 2008; and
That pursuant to Virginia Code Section 58.1-3252, there shall be conducted a general reassessment within the six years following the 2008 general reassessment.
Adopted: March 22, 2012
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