Property Appraisal

By State Law, an appraiser is required to review each property at least once every five years. The appraiser may visit your property at shorter intervals for any of the following reasons:

• To review new construction as a result of a permit. The appraiser may stop by each year until all of the work is completed.
• To complete a review appraisal for an appeal, such as a tax petition.
• To review the property owner's request.
• To review the property at any time the assessor believes that the property information may be in error and/or incorrect value may have been placed on the property.

The appraiser will not be able to tell the homeowner what the new value of a property is immediately after he/she is done appraising. The appraiser collects and verifies all of the necessary information required to value a property. Values are not calculated until January of each year. The homeowner will receive a value notice in February or March of the following year.

The appraisal will take about ten minutes. The appraiser will attempt to answer any questions one may have; however, he/she is on a tight schedule and may not be able to spend as much time with the homeowner as the appraiser would like. Please call the City office if a more detailed answer is needed for a question.