03-16-2017, 11:02 AM
Watch your assessment closely Homeowner exemptions can disappear.
We just got a tax assessment and our homeowner exemption disappeared.
We changed out address because of the lava flow and didn't think to inform the County quickly enough. Last years assessment was returned to the County along with the letter saying it was returned. How you figure?
If your mail is returned you automatically loose your exemptions, have to reapply for the exemption and appeal the omission for with a fee of $50.00.
Apparently this is happening a lot because of the lava flow and the tax office cannot correct this administratively.
Perhaps our two activist Council Women can change the rules so mistakes can more easily be corrected, with out having to spend $50.00 and a lengthy appeal process.
Well thank you Post office for not forwarding my mail, and thank you County Finance for not mentioning the returned letter when I went in changed the address and paid the taxes on time.
We just got a tax assessment and our homeowner exemption disappeared.
We changed out address because of the lava flow and didn't think to inform the County quickly enough. Last years assessment was returned to the County along with the letter saying it was returned. How you figure?
If your mail is returned you automatically loose your exemptions, have to reapply for the exemption and appeal the omission for with a fee of $50.00.
Apparently this is happening a lot because of the lava flow and the tax office cannot correct this administratively.
Perhaps our two activist Council Women can change the rules so mistakes can more easily be corrected, with out having to spend $50.00 and a lengthy appeal process.
Well thank you Post office for not forwarding my mail, and thank you County Finance for not mentioning the returned letter when I went in changed the address and paid the taxes on time.