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Anoka County City of Lino Lakes <br />Sample Valuation Notice Back <br />Appealing the Value or <br />Classification of Your Property <br />Informal Appeal Options - Contact Your Assessor <br />-::eon have questions Drdisaeree w,iththe classification Dr estimated <br />market value for tirour propertyforthe'2014 assessment; pleasecontact <br />your assessor' s o'u'sirefirstto discuss your concerns. 'Often *ourisSus <br />can be rev olve d at this level. CDntact infcrmationfor your assessor's <br />office is on the other side of this notice. <br />.come jurisdictions chooseto hold open b ook meetings to allowproperty <br />owners to discuss their CD*+e arLLS Mithth? assss SDf. If this is an option <br />available to you the meeting time (s) andlo€atio s) will be indicated on <br />the other side ofthis notice. <br />Fo rm a1 Appeal Options <br />I F•.•our questions Di concerns are not resolvedaftermeetine with your <br />assessor, you havetwo fom7a1 appeal options: <br />Option 1- The Boardsof ?appeal and Equalization <br />You may appear before theBoards of Appeal and Equalization in <br />pers on, thrDuehaletter, orthroueha representative auth prized byyou. <br />The meeting times and locations are onthe other side ofthis notice. <br />Von must have presented your caseto the Local Bo aid of Appeal <br />and Equalization BEFORE appealingto the ConntyBoa:rd of <br />Appeal a nd Equalization. <br />Step 1- Local Bo a rd of - Appeal and Equalization <br />Ifyou believeyour value or classifi€ationis incorrect, youmaybrine <br />your case to theL Deal Board of Appeal and Equalization Please contact <br />your as sessor's office for more information.) (your city or towztsship no <br />longer has a L Deal Board ofAppeal andEqualization (as indicated on <br />the other side ofthis notice) you may appeal directly to theCouuiy <br />Board of Appeal andEqualization <br />Step 2 - County Bo a rd of Appeal and Equalization <br />If the L Deal Board ofAppeal andEqualiZation did not resolve your <br />concerns, you may brine your case to the Co laity BDard of Appeal and <br />Equalization Please contact the county aSses SDI 's office to eet on the <br />agenda or for more info ion <br />Option 2 - Minnesota T am Court <br />Dependine onthe type of appeal you maytakeyour case to either the <br />Small Claims Division Of the ldeeularDivision of TaxCourt. You have <br />until April 30 of the year in which taxes are payable to file an appeal <br />with the Small Claims Division or the) eeuler Division of TaxCourt <br />for your valuationandclas sification. <br />For m or information contact the Mumesota TaxCourt: <br />Fhone: 651-- 29&- 2806DrforlE.T Relay call 1- 00- 27 -3 9 <br />0 n the web: ww-v., .taxcourt.statemnus <br />Definitions <br />Disabled Vetere ns Exclusion - Qualif ine disabled <br />veterans may b s elieiblefora valuati onexclusion on <br />their homesteadproperty. <br />Estima tad Market Value - This value is what the <br />as sss sor.estimatm your property wouldlikely sell for <br />on the open market. <br />Green Area - Applies to class 2a agricultural progertgr <br />that is facine increasing values due to pressures not <br />related to the agricultural value ofthe land. This value <br />is determinedbylo ol,'yne at what comparable <br />a_ricultural landis selling for in areas wheie them is no <br />development pressure. The taxes on thehiehervalue <br />are deferred until thepropertyris sDloi transferred <br />withdraws or no loneerq»al+i+¢s for the pro gram. <br />Ho mamma d l:arket Value Exclusion - Applies to <br />residential homesteads andto the house, earaee_ and <br />one acre of land for agricultural homesteads. The <br />exclusionis a maximum of $30.400 at $ 715.000 of <br />market value and then decreases by nine percaat for <br />value over $ 76 ;000. Theexclusionpbases out for <br />properties vahedat $413,800 or more <br />JOBZ - Qualifyine bu size sses withina Job <br />Opp ortun ityBusiness Zane maybe eligible fora partial <br />propertytax exemption <br />New Inaprovensenta - This is the as sea sor' s estimate of <br />the value of new or previouslyunassessed <br />improvements you have made to your property. <br />Flat Deferment - For land that has been recently <br />platted (divided into individual lots) but not yet <br />improvedwith a stricture the increased malt 5ra1ue <br />du a to plattine is phasedin over time. If construction <br />begins; orifthelots soldbeforeexpimtion ofthe <br />phase- inperiodd the lot will be assessed at full mar1ut <br />value in the next as se serpent. <br />Rural Free - Applies to clas s 2b rural vac alt land <br />that is part of a farm homestead or that hadpre'iciisly <br />been enrolledin Greffi Ares. if it is contiguous to <br />agricultural Land enr oiled in Green Acres. This value <br />may not exceed the Green Acres value fortified lands. <br />The taxes On thehiehervalueare deferred long as <br />the propertyqueliftes. <br />Taxable Market Value- This is the value that your <br />propertytaxes are actuallybased on after all <br />reductions. <br />This Old House Exclusion - This program expired <br />with the 2003 assessment. However. prop arty may still <br />be receivine the value exclusiontbrouah the 2013 <br />as sessment. Qualifying properties withimpro vements <br />that increasedthe estimated marlmt value by.S 5.000 or <br />more were eli_ible to have s Dme of the value defen:ed <br />fora maximum of 10 years. After this time the deed <br />value is phasedin. <br />For rnore information on appeals, visit the Dspor owiitof Revenue web.rste: hnp :;S4114u_rsaense.strrtsemn_us <br />59 <br />