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Assessment board rules vessel lacked Ventura County situs on lien date; dismisses valuation hearing
Summary
After hearing competing documentary and testimonial evidence, the Ventura County Assessment Appeals Board found the contested vessel was not in the county on the Jan. 1, 2021 lien date and declined to proceed with a valuation hearing, removing the basis for the challenged 2021 assessment.
The Ventura County Assessment Appeals Board on March 23 ruled that a vessel at the center of an escape‑assessment appeal lacked situs in Ventura County on the Jan. 1, 2021 lien date, and therefore no valuation hearing was required.
Michael Golinger, representing the assessor's office, presented the assessor's case that title and closing documentation showed Aaron Fanelli as the owner of record on the lien date. Golinger pointed to a notarized…
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