HISTORIC PROPERTY
EXEMPTIONS — MONUMENTS TO INFAMY
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GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE,
BY THE PARTIES AND FOR THE PACS
In the
determination of assessed valuation of property, the Spokane County Assessor
does not make comparisons to recent market sales of properties with near value,
they do drive-by appraisals.
They do not
inspect the inside of the residence of the property they are appraising.
When their
appraisal is challenged, the appraiser now wants to inspect the inside of the
residence and presents after-the-fact photocopies of property sales data with
conspicuously absent fact sheets that would show more recent sales of these
same properties at much lower amounts.
Reasons for
more recent sales of the same properties at much lower amounts are because
original down payments were less than 20%. Small down payments are
cheaper than rent deposits, plus it takes three to six months to foreclose and
evict. Great for illegal drug pushers. Small down
payments also attract inexperienced landlords who lose the property.
Because of
demand and smaller down payments, homes in poorer neighborhoods sell more
readily than homes in upscale neighborhoods; and, assessor appraisals are
higher than comparative value with these upscale
homes. Consequently, periodical assessor appraisals in poor
neighborhoods increase at a higher percentage rate than homes in upscale
neighborhoods, creating a graduated tax in reverse.
IF THE WASHINGTON STATE AUDITOR WOULD INVESTIGATE,
HE WOULD FIND THAT:
The assessed property valuation of
higher priced properties
is less than their purchase price.
The higher the purchase price of the
property, the greater the disparity.
Higher priced property owners pay
less than their fair share of taxes.
Lower priced property owners pay
more than their fair share of taxes.
Lower priced property owners are
systematically being over assessed.
Only the market place can determine the value of
property. When assessor appraisers determine property values,
persecution of some people is always the aftermath. Only an
annual percentage increase to cover inflation should be allowed until the
property is either sold or major improvements are made.
CIVIL
RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
County
assessor appraisers typically victimize senior citizens
and poorer neighborhoods, because they know that
these people cannot afford professional real-estate appraisers to appeal.
When assessor personnel discover that you do have an
attorney,
it is standard procedure for them to telephone him/her,
knowing that your attorney will charge you for the time spent.
RCW § 84.40.0301 The
assessor is, by law, presumed to be correct. You must prove that the
assessor’s value is not the true and fair market value. How
absurd. The assessor dictator does not have to prove
anything. You may be the assessor’s political or religious enemy.
The Washington
State Constitution requires that all taxes shall be uniform upon the same class
of property and all real estate shall constitute one class. Because
the Spokane County Assessor has abused assessed property valuations, all taxes
are not uniform upon the same class of property and all real estate does not
constitute one class, accordingly, violating the Washington State Constitution.
When the
United States Supreme Court reviews assessed property valuations, it will rule
that states, without laws limiting the amount of annual assessed property valuation
increases until the property is either sold or major improvements made, cannot
increase assessed property valuation until the property is either sold or major
improvements made.
It is the responsibility of the Washington State Legislature to
pass laws that will protect citizens from these unconscionable,
over inflated property assessed valuations that are, in reality,
only a surrogate for increasing tax revenue.
APPEAL YOUR ASSESSED PROPERTY VALUE When you receive a
revaluation notice, you have 30 days from receipt of the notice in which to
file an appeal with the County Board of Equalization. If you
disagree with the assessed value of your property and your property value did
not change, you have from January 1 through July 1 to file an appeal with the
Spokane County Board of Equalization, 721 N Jefferson St # 201.
The Spokane County Assessor
demands copies of Federal Income Tax Returns. Federal Income Tax
Returns are private. State and local governments have no right to
demand copies or to even demand to view them.
The Washington State Public Disclosure
Commission does not demand copies of Federal Income Tax
Returns. Neither does DSHS nor Veterans Administration.
A lot of low-income people
do not file Federal Income Tax Returns; for instance, those who have only
Social Security Income or are DSHS aid recipients.
Should a property owner want to defraud Spokane
County, they could, simply, fill out a separate Federal Income Tax Return,
photocopy and submit to the assessor.
More appropriate would be a
Spokane County Assessor form that would state: I declare under penalty of
perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the preceding is true
and correct and that each attachment hereto is true and correct.
There are no code references
given, front or reverse, on Senior Citizen Exemption form.
If the Spokane County Assessor cannot
administer the Senior Citizen Exemption program fairly and equitably, it should
be censured by the courts.
The fact that Washington State has a Senior Citizen
Exemption Program
is proof that property taxes in Washington State are
preposterously high.
If there were a fair and equitable property tax
system in place,
there would be no need for special consideration for
seniors or anyone else.
2003
Social Security cost of living
increase 1.4%
Spokane County assessed valuation
increase - Land 16.67% - Home 2.01%
Next tax increase 8.64%
2004
Social Security cost of living
increase 2.1%
Spokane County assessed valuation
increase - Land ?.?% - Home ?.?%
SPOKANE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR
by Robert A. Kroboth www.citizengadfly.com
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private enterprise sector,
become
government employees.
They think that
feeding at the public trough
is ambrosia,
and carry with them
the dictum
that we ordinary citizens
are subhuman.
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