ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - Dozens of property owners are coming out to dispute their new tentative valuation amount with the Allen County Auditor's Office.
Informal hearings with the auditor's office started today and continue on Wednesday.
Informal hearings with the auditor's office started today and continue on Wednesday. Every three years, the state requires that property values be re-evaluated. The amount is determined by what properties around you are going for on the open market. You do have the chance to dispute your new valuation, and you need to bring documentation to back up your case.
You do have the chance to dispute your new valuation, and you need to bring documentation to back up your case.
"We'll seat you with one of our five appraisers and get you through as quick as we can. Bring evidence with you. Show us that your property might not be worth what we have it at. Bring photographs, especially; show us the foundation that isn't right. Show us the wet basement; show us something that will help prove to us the value of your home. If you have a recent appraisal, a true appraisal, not a bank appraisal, bring it," said Rachael Gilroy, Allen County Auditor.
Every three years, the state requires that property values be re-evaluated.
Residential property hearings continue Wednesday at the Allen County Workforce Development & Recruiting Center behind Allen County Jobs and Family Services from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Commercial property hearings will be Thursday at the Allen County Courthouse in the 1st-floor conference room from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. No appointments are needed.
