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Fayette County denies homeowner's request for 2023–24 tax refund
Summary
The Board approved the Assessor’s recommendation to deny Melinda Harris’s request for a tax refund for 2023 and 2024, finding Harris purchased the property after the valuation date and that the sale price matched 2024 valuation; vote was 4-0.
Chief Assessor Lee Ann Bartlett told the Board that a tax refund request filed under O.C.G.A. 48-5-380 by property owner Melinda Harris for tax years 2023 and 2024 was reviewed by the Assessors' Office. Bartlett said Harris purchased the home on June 27, 2023 and therefore did not own it on the valuation date of January 1, 2023. Bartlett further said the sale price of $365,000 matched the 2024 valuation and that the adjusted value after correcting a basement issue exceeded that figure, making Harris ineligible for a refund for 2023 or 2024.
Harris addressed the Board to explain why she believed a refund was warranted. Vice Chairman Edward Gibbons reiterated Bartlett's overview and moved to approve the Board of Assessors' recommendation to deny the refund request; Commissioner Eric K. Maxwell seconded and the motion passed 4-0.
