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Storage-facility owner challenges Gadsden County appraisal after multi‑year tax jump
Summary
A Quincy storage‑facility owner contested a 2025 valuation increase at a Gadsden County Property Appraiser hearing, saying modest repairs and a $5,000 roof do not justify the county's new assessment; the appraiser presented a just‑value determination and said a tangible personal property audit is planned.
Kenyatta Brown, the owner of a commercial storage facility in Gadsden County, told the Gadsden County Property Appraiser hearing that the county’s 2025 valuation for his parcel has risen far faster than the work he did to improve the property.
Brown said he bought the facility in 2020 for $260,000 and performed mainly cosmetic and deferred‑maintenance work himself and with family help. "The biggest thing we did overall was paint the facility," he said, adding he installed a new roof in 2023 that cost him about $5,000. Brown told the board his annual tax bill rose from about $2,800 in 2020 to roughly $5,100 in 2024, including a 35% jump from 2023 to 2024.
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