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Owner disputes assessment, cites nearby sale and condition; assessor calls sale an outlier
Summary
Bruce Roberts disputed his amended assessment, citing a May sale on his block and original siding/windows. Assessor said the May sale had factors making it an outlier and relied on five 2024 comparables and time adjustments to support the $539,000 valuation.
Property owner Bruce Roberts testified to the board that his home’s original siding, original windows and an older bathroom and kitchen do not justify the assessor’s amended valuation. He presented three neighboring properties and cited a May 2026 sale at 571 South Hillcrest as a nearby point of comparison, saying that sale supported a lower value for his house.
Assessor Dean Peters responded that the May 2026 sale appeared to be a low/atypical sale for the neighborhood and that when he interviewed the buyer the buyer cited an awkward floor plan and other condition issues that reduced its market value. Peters said he therefore treated that sale as an anomaly and instead relied on five comparable 2024 sales with time adjustments; those comparisons supported a market value that justified the assessor’s amended open‑book valuation of $539,000. "When we run into a really anomalous house like that, I hesitate to use it as a comparable for homes that I consider to be more typical," Peters said.
The board weighed the comparables and condition evidence and ultimately accepted the assessor’s methodology in determining the final assessed value.
