they think they can up your value..
tell them no.
I’ve never had it happen to me in multiple homes...but then I don’t live in CT either.
Some towns do it, especially for commercial property, they want to count the deska and computers so they can assess you on each one.
If they see a gun safe they will put you an the list.
you don’t have to letem in but they will “Ball Park” it.
You can deal with that later.
My place is 1776 and falling down.I let em in make sure they note,sagging floors uneven doors etc.
Still goes up cause my 40 acres does it
They want to see if you made any improvements without pulling a permit. Tell them to pound sand.
There is going to be a contracted agency to visit all 21,000+ plus homes in my town. That’s got to cost a pretty penny, so they must see an upside on planning to up the values, so they can squeeze even more scrilla out of everyone.
It may vary by state and jurisdiction, but where I live (in Pennsylvania), assessors only have the right to examine the exterior of the property. You may allow them inside, but you are not required to do so.
An appraiser who tried this nonsense in Texas would get shot.
Surely they require a search warrant & probable cause?
I have not heard of that. I would not let them in my house. They can do the tax assessment by looking at the exterior of the improvements and the lot. That’s all they need.
In TX my appraisals were always done in the appraiser’s office. They did not even come out to the house and we always got a ‘break’ on the assessment. ;-)
You have a right to refuse them entry. They can walk around and measure your home, look in windows and doors but you do not have to let them in.
Be advised that if they don’t have access to your home they can guesstimate it’s worth.
If you have a clean and tidy home you will be assessed more. If your home is cluttered it will be assessed for less. Assessors are not supposed to take into consideration the furniture, valuables or maybe antiques or designer furniture but as a human they do. If it looks good it’s worth more.
But you do not have to let them in and it’s a crap shoot with your assessed taxes
-PJ
An appraiser needs access to the inside of the house to asses any improvements made to he interior. Upgrades add value. Do you want an accurate appraisal or don’t you? He isn’t there to snoop.
I live on Long Island (NY) and once I had two guys from the town knock on my door and ask me for permission to enter my house for an inspection and I politely refused. I had just made some upgrades and I didn’t feel like being “punished” for it.
Well, they said, “We are allowed to come in,” to which I responded, “Show me a warrant.” They said that they didn’t have one but could come back with one. I encouraged them to, “Go for it.”
It’s been 12 years and they haven’t been back yet.
I have never heard of anything like this.
Looks like its SOP in your state...but it strikes me as crazy.
Yes, but we don’t have to let them in.
(2) When conducting a revaluation, an assessor shall use generally accepted mass appraisal methods which may include, but need not be limited to, the market sales comparison approach to value, the cost approach to value and the income approach to value. Prior to the completion of each revaluation, the assessor shall conduct a field review. Except in a town that has a single assessor, the members of the board of assessors shall approve, by majority vote, all valuations established for a revaluation.
(3) An assessor, member of an assessor's staff or person designated by an assessor may, at any time, fully inspect any parcel of improved real property in order to ascertain or verify the accuracy of data listed on the assessor's property record for such parcel. Except as provided in subdivision (4) of this subsection, the assessor shall fully inspect each such parcel once in every ten assessment years, provided, if the full inspection of any such parcel occurred in an assessment year preceding that commencing October 1, 1996, the assessor shall fully inspect such parcel not later than the first day of October of 2009, and shall thereafter fully inspect such parcel in accordance with this section. Nothing in this subsection shall require the assessor to fully inspect all of a town's improved real property parcels in the same assessment year and in no case shall an assessor be required to fully inspect any such parcel more than once during every ten assessment years.
(4) An assessor may, at any time during the period in which a full inspection of each improved parcel of real property is required, send a questionnaire to the owner of such parcel to (A) obtain information concerning the property's acquisition, and (B) obtain verification of the accuracy of data listed on the assessor's property record for such parcel. An assessor shall develop and institute a quality assurance program with respect to responses received to such questionnaires. If satisfied with the results of said program concerning such questionnaires, the assessor may fully inspect only those parcels of improved real property for which satisfactory verification of data listed on the assessor's property record has not been obtained and is otherwise unavailable. The full inspection requirement in subdivision (3) of this subsection shall not apply to any parcel of improved real property for which the assessor obtains satisfactory verification of data listed on the assessor's property record.
Many cities will ask - but your not required to allow them inside. However, if you don’t allow them then many will assess at the highest rate assuming all the bells and whistles.