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Supervisors approve abatement for removed Lamont mobile home after assessor finds no value
Summary
Jackson County approved Resolution 1177‑04‑28‑2026 to abate delinquent taxes on a mobile home removed from leased land in Lamont. Treasurer Beth Gerlach told the board the assessor has no assessed value since the unit was removed in September 2023 and Iowa law prevents mobile homes on leased land from going to tax sale.
Jackson County supervisors on April 28 approved a tax‑abatement request for a mobile home that was removed from leased land in Lamont in September 2023.
Treasurer Beth Gerlach presented the abatement request and said the assessor has no assessed value on the parcel since the structure’s removal and there are delinquent taxes the county likely cannot collect. "Mobile building on lease land does not go to tax sale. Per Iowa code, it can't," Gerlach said. The board moved to approve Resolution 1177‑04‑28‑2026 to abate the taxes listed for that parcel.
Board members noted the legal and practical limits on collection when a structure is gone and the parcel's circumstances make tax sale recovery infeasible. The board approved the resolution by voice vote; the auditor will place the resolution on official paperwork and publish the approved minutes as required.
