Amador County - Amador County Assessor Jim Rooney is encouraging Amador County property owners to request assessments of their property in order to determine the fair market value. “Looking back over the past year, it is apparent that property values have continued to decline, resulting in further reductions in assessments for many of Amador County property owners,” said Rooney in a release. He said properties can request a review, resulting in a lowered value or one that remains the same. In a recent interview on TSPN, Rooney said the advantage to getting your property assessed is a potential savings of thousands of dollars each year. He said there are about 10 to 12,000 residencies in the county that are all affected by what his office does. “We don’t have a high profile sometimes…but everybody who gets a property tax bill is affected by the Assessor’s office,” he said. “We all know there has been a decline in real estate in recent years, and the office has proactively reduced assessments, and we did it with a reduced staff,” he said. Rooney said “the Assessors Office is obligated to reduce assessments when the fair market value of a property is less than the original adjusted assessment, more commonly known as the Prop 13 value.” Prop 13 was a 1978 amendment to the California Constitution which capped the tax rate for real estate. Rooney said the Prop 13 value will not be raised as a result of an assessment review. Rooney’s office is just beginning the task of reviewing all the assessments that may be too high. It is estimated that over 3,500 assessments were reduced last year, which is a substantial portion of the residential properties in the county. If an assessment has been reduced in the past few years there is no need to request another review as it will be reviewed automatically. “A goal of this office is to have no property in the county assessed higher than its fair market value and with the help of taxpayers reviewing their own assessments, we hope to achieve this goal,” said Rooney. For any questions or more information, visit the Assessor page on the county website at www.co.amador.ca.us, email the office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call the office at 223-6351. If you believe that you are eligible for a reduced assessment, just contact the Assessor’s Office to request an Assessment Review, go by the office in Jackson, or visit the Assessor’s website. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Wednesday, 14 April 2010 18:00
County Assessor Urges Property Owners to Seek Assessments
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Amador County - Amador County Assessor Jim Rooney is encouraging Amador County property owners to request assessments of their property in order to determine the fair market value. “Looking back over the past year, it is apparent that property values have continued to decline, resulting in further reductions in assessments for many of Amador County property owners,” said Rooney in a release. He said properties can request a review, resulting in a lowered value or one that remains the same. In a recent interview on TSPN, Rooney said the advantage to getting your property assessed is a potential savings of thousands of dollars each year. He said there are about 10 to 12,000 residencies in the county that are all affected by what his office does. “We don’t have a high profile sometimes…but everybody who gets a property tax bill is affected by the Assessor’s office,” he said. “We all know there has been a decline in real estate in recent years, and the office has proactively reduced assessments, and we did it with a reduced staff,” he said. Rooney said “the Assessors Office is obligated to reduce assessments when the fair market value of a property is less than the original adjusted assessment, more commonly known as the Prop 13 value.” Prop 13 was a 1978 amendment to the California Constitution which capped the tax rate for real estate. Rooney said the Prop 13 value will not be raised as a result of an assessment review. Rooney’s office is just beginning the task of reviewing all the assessments that may be too high. It is estimated that over 3,500 assessments were reduced last year, which is a substantial portion of the residential properties in the county. If an assessment has been reduced in the past few years there is no need to request another review as it will be reviewed automatically. “A goal of this office is to have no property in the county assessed higher than its fair market value and with the help of taxpayers reviewing their own assessments, we hope to achieve this goal,” said Rooney. For any questions or more information, visit the Assessor page on the county website at www.co.amador.ca.us, email the office at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call the office at 223-6351. If you believe that you are eligible for a reduced assessment, just contact the Assessor’s Office to request an Assessment Review, go by the office in Jackson, or visit the Assessor’s website. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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