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Disaster Strikes: Now What?€¦ · Disaster Strikes: Now What? The Perspective of an Assessor BOE...
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Disaster Strikes: Now What?
The Perspective of an Assessor
BOE MeetingJune 25, 2019
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Focus
PeopleEvacuees/SurvivorsStaff
PaperworkFEMA/OES ReimbursementRoll Corrections
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Property Tax Relief
Reduction in Assessed Value [R&T § 170]
Deferral of Next Property Tax Installment [R&T § 194 et seq]
Transfer of Base Year Value to another property
Key Pieces: Property must have been assessed
Damage cannot have been caused by the owner
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Property Tax Deferral
County Eligibility
Governor Declared Disaster
County Ordinance for Tax Relief
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Property Tax Deferral
Eligible Property
In an eligible county
Sustained substantial damage
Owner filed a Claim for Reassessment
Homeowners’ Exemption
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Substantial Damage
If eligible for Homeowners’ Exemption:More than 10% of market value
Or$10,000 in damageWhichever is less
Other Property:At least 20% of market value
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Property Tax Deferral
To Qualify Owner must file: Claim for Reassessment
- And -
Request deferral of next payment
Both requests are made to the Assessor, not the Tax Collector
Requirement to file can be waived by Ordinance
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Reduction in Assessed Value
Before and After Appraisal
Before
Immediately before the disaster
As if no damage had occurred
After
Considers damage
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Reduction in Assessed Value
For Assessment Purposes:
Value the entire appraisal unit
Determine contributory value of each componentLand
Improvements
Personal Property
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Reduction in Assessed Value
Simple Formula:
Value Before Damage minus Value After Damage equals Damage
Damage must exceed $10,000 to qualify for reduction
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Reduction in Assessed Value
Determine percentage reductions
Reduce Assessed Value by the percentage
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Reduction in Assessed Value - ExampleValue Before Damage:
Land $ 65,000
Improvements $ 335,000
Total $ 400,000
Value After Damage % ChangeLand $ 50,000 23Improvements $ 0 100
Total $ 50,000
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Reduction in Assessed Value - Example
Assessed Value % Change Reassessed Value
Land $ 25,000 23 $ 19,250
Imps $ 185,000 100 $ 0
Total $ 210,000 $ 19,250
Taxes* $ 2,310.00 $ 211.75
* Assuming 1.1% effective tax rate
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Reduction in Assessed Value Using Base Year Values:
If only one building is damaged
AND
You know its base year value…
Reduce the Improvement value by that contributory value
You’ll still need to know the percentage reduction for the land
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Reduction in Assessed Value
Last step is to correct the Assessment Roll
Reduced value is enrolled as of
1st of the month in which the calamity occurred
Prorated for the balance of the fiscal year
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Reduction in Assessed Value
Using the Example, assuming a calamity on October 24, 2019:
Taxes: $ 2,310.00 x .25 = 577.50
$ 211.75 x .75 = 158.81
$ 736.31
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What if we disagree?
Appeal Rights
6 months from Notice of Reassessment
Evidence
Same as the Assessor – market values before and after the calamity
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Value Restoration
Land values depend on the market
In Calaveras, values went up following the Butte Fire
Vacancy Rates plummeted
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Value Restoration
Improvement Values
Depend on what is reconstructed and when
Same size and utility
Restore factored base year value
Larger structures
Restore factored base year value plus value added
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Assessor Issues
Day-to-Day Operations File Security Staff Safety Mailing Addresses
Documentation Base Year Values of Components Reductions
Field Inspections Outside Reports are not always accurate
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Safety in the Field
Fashion [aka Personal Protective Equipment]
Training/Awareness Hazwhopper
Multiple Activities
Debris Removal
Tree Removal
Road Repairs
Roads and Maps
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Aftermath
It’s not over when the fire is out
Clean up
Rebuilding
Other potential disasters
Flooding
Mud Flows
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Questions?