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size=7><STRONG><U>PROPERTY TAXPAYERS ALERT # 26</U></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><STRONG><FONT face=DecadeSSK><FONT size=-1><FONT
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</FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Incline
Village/Crystal Bay Property Owners</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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size=3>FROM: The Village League to Save Incline Assets,
Inc.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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size=3>SUBJECT: Bonanza Letters to the Editor, Sunday August 24th
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Dear
Property Owner:</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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size=3>There are many folks on our original data and many new additions
to our data base who may not have seen the attached letter to the Bonanza,
written by Chuck Otto, because they spend only part of their time
here. We urge everyone to read this letter because this is the simplest
and clearest explanation of our protest and the issues we face as
property owners. </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left>Our petition gathering campaign was very
successful. We were able to generate over 2,400 signatures on our
"Declaration of Protest" to be presented to the Nevada State Tax
Commission at their upcoming hearings. Also, we were able to add over
900 new e-mail addresses to our already sizeable data base. This allows
us to communicate with all interested property owners often and at no
cost. E-mail is the reason we have been able to generate tremendous
community support on this issue. As we stated repeatedly to the signers
of the protest petition, we will not not sell, rent or give this
data base to anyone. And, the addresses will be used
ONLY for disseminating information relating to the "Nevada Property Tax
Revolt".</FONT></STRONG></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Please
take a minute to forward this message to your friends who own property
here and may not already be on our e-mail list. As always, we
encourage you to call or send e-mail with any questions or concerns. We
do not have all the answers but will do our best to help you with any question
you might have.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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size=3>Regards,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><STRONG><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Ted</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>Ted
Harris, Tax Revolt Sub-Committee Chairman<BR>The Village League to Save
Incline Assets<BR>Phone: (775) 831-3914<BR>Fax:
(775) 831-3914 <BR><A
href="mailto:tedgh@nvbell.net">tedgh@nvbell.net</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#000080 size=2>p.s.
For all our new or existing members of our mailing list, in case we
have added your email address in error and you prefer not to receive
e-mail on this issue, please click on your reply button with the word
"Remove" in the subject line. </FONT></DIV>
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<TD><SPAN class=date>August 24, 2003</SPAN>
<P><FONT class=headingmain>The property tax
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<TD vAlign=top><BR><SPAN class=name>by Chuck
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<P><SPAN class=body>Are the property owners of Incline
Village and Crystal Bay being unfairly treated by the Washoe
County Tax Assessor's Office?<BR><BR>Clearly emotions are
high in the community over this hot topic. Consider the
following: 123 owners formally appealed their property
assessments; hundreds called to protest and were blown off;
hundreds have now paid their taxes under protest; and
thousands have signed a petition to the Nevada State Tax
Commission protesting the arbitrary and discriminatory
methods the county uses to do its assessments in our area.
Let's take each of these points and examine them.<BR><BR>Why
did only 123 appeal their assessments? Every property owner
got a postcard-size assessment notice last November. It
compares last year's assessment to this year. But, since it
does not have a dollar amount which you owe nor does it have
a due date for payment; most owners don't pay much attention
to it.<BR><BR>Add to this the fact that the majority of
owners do not live here year-round and do not participate in
the local "politics," most, then, were not aware of the red
flags that were hoisted early on. The biggest red flag was
the discovery that our assessments were raised by an average
of 31 percent while the rest of the county was something
less than 6 percent! While a few people understood the
magnitude of our increases and tried to mobilize the
citizenry to take action, only a relatively small percentage
actually appealed. I suspect the Assessor's Office knew this
would happen.<BR><BR>However, we have discovered that many
people did try to call and protest both the assessment when
they received it and their tax bill which they got last
month. They were, indeed, blown off. The standard answer was
"your Taxable Value is less than the Market Value" and/or
"would you be willing to sell your property for the Taxable
Value?" Sounds logical and most people did not know how to
respond to this deceptive and misleading
answer.<BR><BR>Simply stated, Nevada does not tax based on
market value. They use a complicated formula to calculate a
"Taxable Value." Because of this formula, the "Taxable
Value" is always less than the market value; it is supposed
to be less than market value and, by law, cannot be greater
than market value. Their Assessors' answer, designed to shut
us up, is incredibly deceptive and ignores the very real
possibility that the "Taxable Value" was calculated
improperly or, even possibly, illegally.<BR><BR>A group of
concerned citizens has banded together (The Village League
to Save Incline Assets) and retained respected and expert
legal counsel. The Tax Assessors methods have been exposed
and come into serious question. The most obvious is their
unique-to-Incline Village/Crystal Bay "View Classification
System." Without going into all the gory details, they
assign a numerical value to each property - the better the
view, the higher the number which then translates into
significantly higher assessed value.<BR><BR>But, they don't
go into each home to observe the view. Rather, they drive by
and subjectively make a determination. Guess which way the
results come out? Not in your favor! Some call it
"cherry-picking", (picking the best view home on the block
and then ascribing that same rating to all). The few people
who are persistent and get an assessor to come out, may get
a reduction - but what about everyone else?<BR><BR>It's
worth noting that 40 people requested the assessor to
re-evaluate their views and 30 of the 40 got a considerable
reduction. This amounts to a 75% error rate on the part of
the assessor. Wonder what the appraiser was looking at on
the original appraisal?<BR><BR>It would seem the Assessor's
Office knows they can throw a lot of crap on the wall and
most of it will stick - they bank on it. During the appeals
process before the County Board of Equalization, the
assessor made the comment "We make errors. We frequently
make errors, but it is the responsibility of the property
owner to catch these errors." To their (property owners)
detriment, it would be a safe assumption, that a very high
percentage of property owners don't understand the process
and/or don't know the basis on which to argue with the
assessor on their appraisal or on the method required to
file an appeal.<BR><BR>One other practice they employ is
called the "time-value" method. If there are an insufficient
number of recent comparable sales in your neighborhood on
which to determine the value of your land, they arbitrarily
assign a 1 percent per month increase to the value of
comparable properties that sold as long as 2 or 3 years ago!
By adding this 1 percent per month increase in value to
these "old sales", these comparable "old sales" are now
being assigned a much higher value, which, in turn, are now
being used to justify the increase in value to your
land.<BR><BR>There may be some properties which have
increased at the rate of 1 percent per month but given that
many real estate professionals say that the median and
average values have gone down over the last 3 years since
the peak of the dot.com boom, this arbitrary calculation is
both illogical and punitive. All properties in Incline
Village and Crystal Bay have not increased in value by 1
percent per month. I could go on about other unique methods
applied only to us but we'll save those for the
courts.<BR><BR>Many have asked why this is happening. The
Tax folks say that we have had it too good for too long and
this is catch-up time. They hold fast to the mantra that
"they are within the law." Others have told us that "the
laws are the issue, and if you want remedy, get the laws
changed."<BR><BR>My personal opinion of why it is happening
is simple. The County Administration has created spending
which cannot be supported by existing revenue. New taxes are
created, and pressure is put on all taxing agencies to get
as much as they can get. Easy targets are identified, and we
are an easy target - perceived high income (Income Village),
part-time residents, no real local government, perceived
inability to organize and protest, etc.<BR><BR>Of course, no
one will ever admit this. Rather they will try to portray us
as the spoiled, the rich, the selfish, and the whiners. Boy,
are they wrong this time. They have gone too far.<BR><BR>We
must act now and act in unison. They now know that we know
what they're up to. The State Tax Commission (which
regulates the County Assessor's Office) has indicated a
willingness to listen. All of us paying under protest and
signing the petitions will let them know we are serious. We
have retained outstanding legal help to ensure fair and
impartial rulings on our allegations. We have a great
community and must stand together.<BR><BR>I do not like to
see our senior citizens, the many who are on fixed incomes,
and the "regular" people forced to consider or actually sell
because they have been taxed out of their homes.<BR><BR>If
you have not already done so, please pay your taxes under
protest. Sign the petitions that are circulating, and if you
feel moved, please contribute to our legal fund. We are
determined to see this through to a successful
conclusion.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Chuck Otto is a Board
Member of the Village League to Save Incline
Assets.</SPAN></P><BR><BR clear=all>
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