Assessor's Licensing

Just Sold · 03-14-2007, 12:47 PM

The Concord Monitor reported on a bill that would require assessor's to be licensed and under contol of a new 7 member board and not under DRA control as certified assessor's have been since 2005.

Also removal of the "View Tax" was covered.

Here is the link:
http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/p...TORY/703130328

Cow Man · 03-14-2007, 09:06 PM

Interesting article and an important subject considering the tax consequences. View taxes and the calculations of frontage are sore subjects with me. I think both are subjective. I also find it interesting that we seem to do re-evaluations at the top of the real-estate cycle.

vrrooom · 03-15-2007, 04:36 PM

When the assessor visited my home, which is not lake front, but lake view: He acutally measured the degrees of unobsructed view (not blocked by trees/structures). I had several concerns 1) what happens when the trees grow, will the town reassess for loss of view? and 2) how about the summer when the leaves block the view? His answer to 2) was they consider the trees discidious - sorry and you were welcome to file for an abatement in 1!. I would also insist on eye tests and psycological evaluations (are they for real) for the assessors as a minimum.

CNHT · 03-16-2007, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vrrooom

When the assessor visited my home, which is not lake front, but lake view: He acutally measured the degrees of unobsructed view (not blocked by trees/structures). I had several concerns 1) what happens when the trees grow, will the town reassess for loss of view? and 2) how about the summer when the leaves block the view? His answer to 2) was they consider the trees discidious - sorry and you were welcome to file for an abatement in 1!. I would also insist on eye tests and psycological evaluations (are they for real) for the assessors as a minimum.

The VIEW or VU tax is very real, and very subjective.
For more information on how to support the removal of this tax, please visit www.cnht.org

03-14-2007, 12:47 PM	#1
Just Sold Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Suncook, NH, but at The Lake at Heart Posts: 2,612 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 433 Times in 209 Posts	Assessor's Licensing The Concord Monitor reported on a bill that would require assessor's to be licensed and under contol of a new 7 member board and not under DRA control as certified assessor's have been since 2005. Also removal of the "View Tax" was covered. Here is the link: http://www.concordmonitor.com/apps/p...TORY/703130328 __________________ Just Sold At the lake the stress of daily life just melts away. Pro Re Nata

03-14-2007, 09:06 PM	#2
Cow Man Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cow Island / Holderness, NH Posts: 46 Thanks: 4 Thanked 19 Times in 8 Posts	Assesment Interesting article and an important subject considering the tax consequences. View taxes and the calculations of frontage are sore subjects with me. I think both are subjective. I also find it interesting that we seem to do re-evaluations at the top of the real-estate cycle.

03-15-2007, 04:36 PM	#3
vrrooom Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Gilford Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Not so funny view situation When the assessor visited my home, which is not lake front, but lake view: He acutally measured the degrees of unobsructed view (not blocked by trees/structures). I had several concerns 1) what happens when the trees grow, will the town reassess for loss of view? and 2) how about the summer when the leaves block the view? His answer to 2) was they consider the trees discidious - sorry and you were welcome to file for an abatement in 1!. I would also insist on eye tests and psycological evaluations (are they for real) for the assessors as a minimum.