Does one house assess higher if it is in better condition or more attractively maintained?
The key terms in this question are “condition” and “maintained.” A structures “level of depreciation” does affect the market value of that structure. Where the furniture and drapery does not affect value however, an updated kitchen and bath does. (Back to Top) When we went to speak to the assessment company they would not allow us to review our paperwork. We are not sure what details they have on our property or home; when can we review our paperwork to make sure that the information is accurate? The terms of the municipality’s contract with the revaluation firm loosely states that they cannot deliver the data collected to anyone but the municipality and the municipality will not take “possession of the data until after the informal hearing process has been concluded. Therefore, the revaluation firm cannot give you your data as a matter of contractual agreement and the town cannot deliver it to you because they have not yet received it. Once the book is submitted to the County Board (o
