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Pinellas property appraiser outlines tools to help storm-damaged homeowners keep tax protections
Summary
Pinellas County Property Appraiser Mike Twitty briefed the St. Pete Beach City Commission on a building-value-reconsideration process, an online tax-estimator tool and expanded calamity provisions that let many homestead owners rebuild without losing their save-our-homes cap.
Mike Twitty, Pinellas County property appraiser, told the St. Pete Beach City Commission on Feb. 26 that his office has rolled out resources to help homeowners recover after recent hurricanes.
Twitty described a building-value-reconsideration (BVR) process the office developed to restore pre-storm structure values for properties that were depreciated after water damage. ‘‘We needed pre-storm photos and documentation; the photos were the real gold for us,’’ Twitty said, explaining that property owners who supply MLS photos, contractor invoices or other records can often have depreciation removed and their structure value restored.
Twitty reviewed how the appraiser uses…
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