County's Property Value Assessment - How to win a dispute?

[TFOGGER]

We should be thankful. With the extra money the earned, I'm sure they will do their best to get maximum value out of every dollar. The roads are going to be smoother, the schools smarter, and the streets safer. I for one wish I could give more.

Because our overlords representatives have been so diligent in making sure our taxes are spent effectively in the past...

[Ridge]

You are not alone. My house in Centennial (Arapahoe County) went up 45%. A friend also in Arapahoe had his property go up almost 60%!

Hahahaha holy crap. Yeah I'd fight that with every spare moment I had.

[sniper7]

I'll be disputing mine. They even sent same size and model homes comparisons but are somehow $50K over what those same homes sold for...

[davsel]

Thanks for all the info.
I thought my increase was bad. Glad I don't live up north - sounds like you guys are really getting taken.

I was able to file a protest online - link is on the NOV I received.

Of course, the Teller County website that has a tool for showing comperable qualified sales does not work, but I was able to use Zillow.
I found houses that have recently sold, and Zillow has a link on each property to the Assessor's site that provides the legal info needed to complete the online appeal.
They want to know what I believe it is worth, the reason why, and the legal info on three comparable sales. Fairly painless actually.

I received a confirmation email, and now I wait.

Thanks again

[davsel]

Just got a call from the Assessor's office confirming they received my online appeal.
He went over their information on my property to see if it was still correct.
He said he understood my concern and that they would be working the appeals in June.

[newracer]

Just received mine in the mail, it increased about 14%. I am OK with that as houses around me are selling for a lot. Next year might be a huge increase.

[Danimal]

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[Wulf202]

So I got mine for my place in Arapahoe county. It was $2300 lower than the appraisal last year. I cant really fight that

[kidicarus13]

So I got mine for my place in Arapahoe county. It was $2300 lower than the appraisal last year. I cant really fight that

The neighborhood is going to $hit or the county knows something you don't?

[Lurch]

Well got my Teller County dispute back. On a $160k property they wanted to raise my assessed value by $48k. I fougot it and got an increase of $9k, plus the added bonus they lowered the rate of assessment from 7.96% to 7.2%. I beleven that is state wide.