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Assessor flags portable buildings used as homes in Willow Estates; questions exemptions and enforcement
Summary
The Iroquois County assessor told the Tax Planning and Zoning Committee on May 6 that staff identified several properties in Willow Estates where portable buildings appear to be used as dwelling units but are assessed as personal property and retain owner-occupied senior exemptions.
The Iroquois County assessor told the Tax Planning and Zoning Committee on May 6 that staff identified several properties in Willow Estates where portable buildings appear to be used as dwelling units but are assessed as personal property and retain owner-occupied senior exemptions.
"When I found them, they were being assessed basically as personal property. Then they also had an owner occupied exemption, a senior exemption, and a senior freeze on them, which essentially brought the assessed value down to…
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