Originally Posted by Carol Fiore (Post 2218721)

The Sumter County Property Appraiser (SCPA) uses The Villages home model to calculate the appraisal price for homes only in The Villages. It took me 2 years and 2 Value Adjustment Board (VAB) hearings to get this information from SCPA.
SCPA appraisal pricing based on home model:
1. SCPA does not work with Villages builders, so they don’t have all the models. SCPA are arbitrarily coding higher price Village home models into their standard model code thereby causing your taxes to be higher.
2. SCPA stated the DH72 models are better quality than the DH71 models. The Village Builder sales supervisor said this is NOT TRUE. The Villages use the same material in each model.
3. They hide this data from Village Residents. Outside of homes in The Villages, SCPA allows a standard sq. ft. rate appropriate for their neighborhood. All their neighborhoods get the same sq. ft. price.
4. Resale of home. The Village salespeople and outside realtors do not use your home model to list your sales price. They use the recent sales data for that area.
5. At my 2020 VAB hearing, the Magistrate stated, “I would suggest SPCA revisit the coding of the home in order that the property is valued equitably in comparison with similar properties in the immediate area.” SCPA did not follow the Magistrates advice.

I need your help to make SCPA MODEL information public with each DH code! Please email the SCPA supervisor James.Stephens@sumtercountyfl.gov. Please copy Don Wiley at don.wiley@sumtercountyfl.gov (Don is the chairman of the Sumter County Value Assessment Board (VAB)). Please request the following:
1. Please make the model codes, models in each code and property record card public information.
2. Please email me the property record cards for my entire block and the models in all the DH codes.

After you get your property record card look at Building Valuation – BASE RATE for your home and compare it to your neighbors. If you have a different BASE RATE from your neighbors, you should consider filing a VAB.
VAB (Value adjustment board) – it costs $15 to file. In the last hearing the magistrate said he would consider PREJUDICE against our class (Seniors). You can privately message me, and we can form a group to file VAB paperwork. I have the report for all DH codes. I only have the details on the Southern Oaks that list the models in each code. See attached picture.

Originally Posted by Carol Fiore (Post 2218721)

The Sumter County Property Appraiser (SCPA) uses The Villages home model to calculate the appraisal price for homes only in The Villages. It took me 2 years and 2 Value Adjustment Board (VAB) hearings to get this information from SCPA.
SCPA appraisal pricing based on home model:
1. SCPA does not work with Villages builders, so they don’t have all the models. SCPA are arbitrarily coding higher price Village home models into their standard model code thereby causing your taxes to be higher.
2. SCPA stated the DH72 models are better quality than the DH71 models. The Village Builder sales supervisor said this is NOT TRUE. The Villages use the same material in each model.
3. They hide this data from Village Residents. Outside of homes in The Villages, SCPA allows a standard sq. ft. rate appropriate for their neighborhood. All their neighborhoods get the same sq. ft. price.
4. Resale of home. The Village salespeople and outside realtors do not use your home model to list your sales price. They use the recent sales data for that area.
5. At my 2020 VAB hearing, the Magistrate stated, “I would suggest SPCA revisit the coding of the home in order that the property is valued equitably in comparison with similar properties in the immediate area.” SCPA did not follow the Magistrates advice.

I need your help to make SCPA MODEL information public with each DH code! Please email the SCPA supervisor James.Stephens@sumtercountyfl.gov. Please copy Don Wiley at don.wiley@sumtercountyfl.gov (Don is the chairman of the Sumter County Value Assessment Board (VAB)). Please request the following:
1. Please make the model codes, models in each code and property record card public information.
2. Please email me the property record cards for my entire block and the models in all the DH codes.

After you get your property record card look at Building Valuation – BASE RATE for your home and compare it to your neighbors. If you have a different BASE RATE from your neighbors, you should consider filing a VAB.
VAB (Value adjustment board) – it costs $15 to file. In the last hearing the magistrate said he would consider PREJUDICE against our class (Seniors). You can privately message me, and we can form a group to file VAB paperwork. I have the report for all DH codes. I only have the details on the Southern Oaks that list the models in each code. See attached picture.

Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2218808)

What a bunch of nonsense. Valuations for taxes is an imperfect system, based on reasonable assumptions about homes, neighborhoods & selling prices. I doesn't matter what "Model" your home is or that you spent an extra $5000 to get upgraded floors and your home is worth more than a neighbors. All that baloney, is just "sales talk" and means nothing much in real life.

I have a team that does Tax Abatement work for commercial portfolio, with a few pieces of residential real estate in the mix. Unless a home is mis-valued by 10% or more, it's hardly worth the aggravation to bother with it ... & 25 years, I've only seen that happy, once.

Just pay your real estate taxes and don't waste your time, trying to save $200. Its more aggravation that it's worth.

Originally Posted by Carol Fiore (Post 2218721)

The Sumter County Property Appraiser (SCPA) uses The Villages home model to calculate the appraisal price for homes only in The Villages. It took me 2 years and 2 Value Adjustment Board (VAB) hearings to get this information from SCPA.
SCPA appraisal pricing based on home model:
1. SCPA does not work with Villages builders, so they don’t have all the models. SCPA are arbitrarily coding higher price Village home models into their standard model code thereby causing your taxes to be higher.
2. SCPA stated the DH72 models are better quality than the DH71 models. The Village Builder sales supervisor said this is NOT TRUE. The Villages use the same material in each model.
3. They hide this data from Village Residents. Outside of homes in The Villages, SCPA allows a standard sq. ft. rate appropriate for their neighborhood. All their neighborhoods get the same sq. ft. price.
4. Resale of home. The Village salespeople and outside realtors do not use your home model to list your sales price. They use the recent sales data for that area.
5. At my 2020 VAB hearing, the Magistrate stated, “I would suggest SPCA revisit the coding of the home in order that the property is valued equitably in comparison with similar properties in the immediate area.” SCPA did not follow the Magistrates advice.

I need your help to make SCPA MODEL information public with each DH code! Please email the SCPA supervisor James.Stephens@sumtercountyfl.gov. Please copy Don Wiley at don.wiley@sumtercountyfl.gov (Don is the chairman of the Sumter County Value Assessment Board (VAB)). Please request the following:
1. Please make the model codes, models in each code and property record card public information.
2. Please email me the property record cards for my entire block and the models in all the DH codes.

After you get your property record card look at Building Valuation – BASE RATE for your home and compare it to your neighbors. If you have a different BASE RATE from your neighbors, you should consider filing a VAB.
VAB (Value adjustment board) – it costs $15 to file. In the last hearing the magistrate said he would consider PREJUDICE against our class (Seniors). You can privately message me, and we can form a group to file VAB paperwork. I have the report for all DH codes. I only have the details on the Southern Oaks that list the models in each code. See attached picture.

Originally Posted by Bilyclub (Post 2218744)

The sales person makes a recommendation of what they think your sales price should be, and a good one will take into consideration what model the house is. Certain models are more desirable and thereby more valuable. It is the seller who actually decides how much they want to list the house for. Anyway list price should have nothing to do with real estate assessment. It should always what the house sold for.

Originally Posted by Carol Fiore (Post 2218729)

Sorry the image is not very good. I can send you the entire report for all areas. The Magistrate made the Village Models public in the last VAB hearing. My email is carol_fiore@yahoo.com.

Originally Posted by seecapecod (Post 2219037)

List price is what the market is willing to pay for x size home and lot, homesite (view price or no view), age of home, updates, etc and yes the model. And of course the seller must agree to the listing price.

Originally Posted by Babubhat (Post 2218860)

The system of taxation is well established law. Good luck in overturning centuries of precedent.

Perhaps you should consult with an expert in real estate taxation before expending energy on this quest. This is like pushing a boulder up a mountain,

Tax Estimator - Sumter County Property Appraiser

Originally Posted by Carol Fiore (Post 2221892)

2521 Thornburg DH70C4 DH70WT4 Paid $610,000 Marsh Bend
2828 Messina DH70C4 DH70WT4 Paid $418,000 Chitty Chatty
They both have the same DH70 code, in a different village and over 2 miles away.

Originally Posted by Carol Fiore (Post 2221892)

2497 Thornburg DH72 WT4 DH72C4 PAID $459,100 Marsh Bend Bridgeport
952 Akin Way DH72 WT4 DH72C4 PAID $686,700 Chitty Chatty Lantana-10
They both have the same DH72 Code, in different villages and over 4 miles away.

Originally Posted by Carol Fiore (Post 2219361)

I respectfully disagree with you, with this post on Next Door, Talk of the Villages and VAB hearings, SCPA is fixing the Model codes for the Seniors taking the high-end homes out of the standard homes. Until I get the new Model codes and the Trim notice, these new codes should correct the overpayment for Seniors. I have examples of Seniors paying over $700 every year because this code is incorrect.

Originally Posted by Woodbear (Post 2221952)

I live in a larger Woodside. No lake view, no water view, no large lot. I have hardly no grass with a kissing lanai. It makes my blood boil when I see a Million dollar home with a pool, 3 car garage and a lake view being assessed for $40K more than mine.

Originally Posted by Carol Fiore (Post 2218856)

I overpaid $1600 in property taxes because of my model. Every year I will be overcharged by $400. I just want the data to be public. Seniors should know how their property taxes are calculated. (Modeling is only done in The Villages-Seniors) The reason I get overcharged is because they do not have all the model in their calculations causing most of us to be overcharged. In my research, I see others being overcharged by $700 per year.

If you want some of these examples, please email at carol_fiore@yahoo.com