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38 | Page <br /> <br />Appraiser Activity: Tax Petition Related Minnesota Tax Court has been established by the Minnesota Legislature for the purpose of hearing only tax related cases. The Court’s judges have expertise in tax laws and apply that knowledge in a manner to ensure that taxpayers are assessed in a fair and equitable way. The tax petition process is a complicated and ever-changing part of our business. The entire process continues to consume a large amount of our Commercial/Industrial/Apartment appraiser workload. The table below provides a summary of the petition filings in Washington County over the last five payable years. Petitions related to taxes payable 2021 increased in the number of <br />petitions filed by 7.5% or 14 petitions. The only property use that showed an increase was the commercial/industrial class. Total value under petitions for pay2021 declined roughly 2% when compared to the previous year. The section titled petition value by classification indicates that the residential value under petition declined significantly while apartments, that have experienced substantial increases over the last several years, the value under petition declined by nearly 18%. <br /> <br />Payable Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 <br />Residential 12 17 16 12 5 <br />Commercial/Industrial 93 94 123 156 179 <br />Apartment 5 18 22 19 17 <br />TOTAL 110 129 161 187 201 <br />Payable Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021779,084,100$ 967,278,300$ 1,297,975,600$ 1,719,577,900$ 1,686,979,000$ <br />Payable Year 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 <br />Residential 20,168,200$ 30,299,900$ 18,568,700$ 18,685,600$ 4,333,700$ <br />Commercial/Industrial 602,423,800$ 660,500,500$ 846,459,300$ 1,281,098,600$ 1,336,984,000$ <br />Apartment 156,492,100$ 276,477,900$ 432,947,600$ 419,793,700$ 345,661,300$ <br />TOTAL 779,084,100$ 967,278,300$ 1,297,975,600$ 1,719,577,900$ 1,686,979,000$ <br />Number of Petitions Filed <br />Value Under Petitions (All Classifications) <br />Petition Value by Classification