Tax assessment appeal question.
I recently (yesterday) noticed our mortgage increased $300. Our insurance went up $1000, so that’s one part.
We started digging into the tax assessment and noticed a few things. The house shows it has one current owner and 2 prior owners since 2005. The problem is my husband has owned it since 2005.
2005- he bought the house with his ex wife
2009 - they divorced and he kept the house. We can semi understand if this qualifies as a change of hands.
2010- house flooded, it went through extensive renovations.
2020 - two things happened here. 1)during a custody dispute, our attorney realized his office didn’t file the correct paperwork in 2009. Ex went in, signed something, she was removed from the deed (?). 2) my husband put the house in a living trust.
In either 2006 or 2007 the tax assessment was $1700. Today it’s $6400. Most houses similar to ours sold in the last 6 months are around $3300.
When we appeal, can we provide a timeline to show he is the owner since 2005? Would that help in this case?
Our house recently went through another flood (minor compared to the first). We are in the process of remodeling but it’s a DIY so it’s taking time. We do not have a master bathroom as that is completely ripped out. I read somewhere that we can use this as part of our assessment?
Any advice is appreciated.