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Old 04-19-2023, 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
When I lived in Georgia, the market values set by the county appraiser were often higher than the actual market values. One year, my house was appraised at $30K above what the house was actually worth. The appraiser gave me a few addresses that he used to set the value. However, those houses were waterfront properties. Apparently, he had deliberately selected high value properties to raise the appraisal. That was the only time I ever appealed my tax bill and I won the appeal.
There are exceptions. Appeal hearings can address exceptions, fortunately, in addition to the next election cycle to vote out a bad property tax appraiser.