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Board accepts late-filed appeal from Amelia Rapp over supplemental reassessment; schedules legal review
Summary
The board accepted as timely-filed an assessment appeal from Amelia L. Rapp contesting a supplemental reassessment tied to the death of Howard T. Powell, citing mailing and filing complexities; the clerk and board noted broader Prop. 19/58 implementation issues.
The Ventura County Assessment Appeals Board voted to accept as timely-filed an assessment appeal from Amelia L. Rapp challenging a supplemental reassessment tied to the March 8, 2022 death of Howard T. Powell. The board’s acceptance allows a subsequent hearing on the substantive legal issues, including whether required transfer/exclusion forms were properly filed.
The clerk presented the record showing a notice of supplemental assessment mailed June 19, 2023 addressed to the Howard T. Powell Trust Estate “to the attention of Lawrence D. Powell, successor trustee,” and that the tax bill tied to that reassessment was mailed to the same trustee and property address on May 2, 2024. The application from Rapp was filed 284 days after the 60‑day filing deadline tied to the supplemental notice; the clerk therefore recommended the board decide whether to accept the application as timely…
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