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How Highlands homeowners can appeal their 2025 assessment: deadline, evidence and next steps
Summary
Assessor Greg Hutchinson walked residents through the appeals process: check your property record card, gather three to five recent comparable sales near the Oct. 1 appraisal date, and file with the County Tax Board before the January 15 deadline; the assessor may offer settlement after reviewing submitted comps.
At a Highlands town-hall, Assessor Greg Hutchinson outlined how homeowners should prepare and file appeals of their 2025 property assessments.
Hutchinson said the burden of proof is on the taxpayer: successful appeals typically rest on three to five comparable sales close to the appraisal date (the assessor said the County Tax Board gives more weight to sales nearer the appraisal date — October 1 of the pre-tax year). If a homeowner believes the assessor’s records contain incorrect data (for example, wrong square footage or an incorrectly…
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