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Hernando County magistrate recommends denial for 16 absentee property-tax petitions
Summary
At a Feb. 3 special magistrate hearing in Hernando County, the magistrate recommended denial of relief for 16 property-tax petitions after petitioners failed to appear; the Property Appraiser's Office confirmed parcel values and the magistrate said petitioners' rights to seek circuit-court review remain unaffected.
A special magistrate in Hernando County recommended denial of relief for 16 property-tax petitions after the petitioners failed to appear at a Feb. 3 hearing, the magistrate said.
The magistrate said petition numbers 243 through 258, filed largely in the name of Ryan LLC and two filings by Bridal LLC and Ryan Alexander, did not appear for their scheduled 9 a.m. hearings. The Property Appraiser's Office confirmed the parcels' values for the record; the magistrate said recommended decisions denying relief will be issued and that any legal rights petitioners have to seek circuit-court review are unimpaired.
The magistrate’s remarks and the Property Appraiser’s confirmations were brief and largely administrative. The confirmed values named on the record (as read by the magistrate) include: petition 243 — just/assessed/taxable $374,907; 244 — $299,992; 245 — $347,983; 246 — just $299,857, assessed $226,017 (taxable value not specified in the transcript); 247 — just $301,515, assessed/taxable $239,944; 248 — $263,651; 249 — just $227,882, assessed/taxable $187,532; 250 — value not specified in the transcript; 251 — $262,441; 252 — value not specified in the transcript; 253 — assessed/taxable $215,746 (just value not specified in the transcript); 254 — $39,534; 255 — just $408,272, assessed/taxable $398,937; 256 — value unclear in the transcript (not specified); 257 — $232,041; 258 — $325,124.
For each petition the magistrate stated a "recommended decision to deny relief will be issued." The magistrate repeatedly noted that petitioners did not state good cause for their absence and did not request that their petitions be heard or that evidence be considered in their absence. The Property Appraiser's Office confirmed the parcel values that will be reflected in the recommended decisions.
The magistrate closed the hearing after entering the recommended-denial language on the record and reiterated that petitioners retain the right to pursue circuit-court action if they choose.
The hearing transcript contains no record of motions, seconds, formal votes, or testimony from petitioners; the proceedings reflected routine administrative processing of non-appearances and confirmation of appraisal figures.
