SARATOGA said:
I protested every year for 5-6 years. They got sick of seeing my face. I called today and they just said "some aren't uploaded yet" and they are doing a staggered approach in releasing (probably because they are going to have so many protesting). But you have 30 days from the receipt/postmark of your letter to file your protest.
She also said that I'd get it in the mail before it was posted online. Because that is exactly how efficient government offices like this are, where somehow the mail is faster than the internet ?!?!
Government is a waste of taxpayer money. - R. Swanson.
In any case turnover is every 5 years or so. If they just went on home sales and locked them in then they'd still get their money and we wouldn't have this massive issue. Yes, some people stay in a house 20 years or more, but that is RARE.
The only thing that matters is what a house will sell for in a market of buyers and sellers. If it's not for sale, then its a pointless discussion. I won't even answer that question.
"What do you think your home would sell for ?"
- It is not for sale, so it is pointless to guess.
THEY ARE TAXING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HOMES !
Tax = valuation * rate.
Tax increase is capped without going to voters.
Valuation increase is capped with homestead.
Arguments that both of those caps could/should be lowered.
In my experience, most taxing entities will cut the rate to stay just under the cap that would require voter approval.
Would you feel better if the valuation was fixed but the rate increased every year to just under the cap? I don't know. If I stay in my house for >5 years, then fixing the valuation and increasing the rate probably shifts tax burden from me to everyone else.
On the other hand, I think fixing the valuation will cause people to stay put and not move into a new house ~5 years.