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Resident tells Tift County commissioners GMS appraisals exceed sales and violate DOR rules

3374713 · May 19, 2025
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Summary

At a Tift County Board of Commissioners meeting a resident urged a review of county appraisal work, saying dozens of values exceed sales prices and citing Department of Revenue guidance; county staff said appeals remain open and GMAS will review submitted concerns.

A resident raised detailed concerns about property appraisals and the county’s contractor during public comment at a Tift County Board of Commissioners meeting, saying automated appraisal settings produced hundreds of values above recent sales and that the Department of Revenue’s rules limit processing values above a sale price.

The resident, who did not give a full name for the record, said the county’s appraisal vendor (referred to in the comment as “GMS” or “GMAS”) produced about 436 “errant values” that “violate state law,” and cited a…

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