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Home My WebLink About20192758.tiffAugust 6, 2019 Petitioner: BACHOFER MICHAEL PO BOX 1194 ALBANY, OR 97321-0435 CLERK TO THE BOARD PHONE (970) 400-4226 FAX (970) 336-7233 WEBS ITE: www.weldqov.com 1150 O STREET P.O. BOX 758 GREELEY CO 80632 Agent (if applicable): RE: THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2019, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO CONFIRMATION OF WITHDRAWAL REQUEST Docket #: 2019-2758 Appeal #: 2008224451 Dear Petitioner: Based upon information furnished to the Weld County Board of Equalization, we understand that you have withdrawn the petition challenging the valuation of the below account number(s). Please be informed that a withdrawn petition precludes any further challenge to the valuation of the below account number(s) for this assessment period. Therefore, the Board of Equalization took no action on your petition and the assessed value remains as set by the Assessor. Actual Value as Account # Decision Determined by Assessor R1691402 Withdrawn $107,039 Very truly yours, BOARD OF EQUALIZATION Esther E. Gesick Clerk to the Board Weld County Board of Commissioners and Board of Equalization cc: Brenda Dones, Weld County Assessor Chloe Rempel From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: mbachofer@aol.com Sunday, July 21, 2019 5:37 PM CTB-County Board of Equalization Hali Taylor Withdrawal of appeal for 11546 WCR 18 Caution: This email originated from outside of Weld County Government. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Please let this email serve as my withdrawal of my appeal for 11546 WCR 18. Account # R1691402 Thank you, Michael Bachofer 1 (0 kct ,z\5O 03 Thank you for submitting an appeal to the Weld County Board of Equalization. We will review the information submitted and you will receive a date to appear before the board. Contact Information: Contact Name: Michael Bachofer Contact Email: mbachofer@aol.com Contact Phone: 541-223-2082 Appeal Submitted: 06:44 PM July 11, 2019 Appeal submitted for: R1691402 - BACHOFER MICHAEL 11546 COUNTY ROAD 18 , WELD Legal: PT E2NE4NW4 25-2-67 SUB EXEMPT SE -876 (.31R1.03D) Reason: Value Too High - There are no comparable sales found using your sales search tool. For this reason, I don't know how you can justify a 26.3% increase in my property value. The only basis is the previous assessor valuation which is $84,767. If we assume a reasonable increase of 3% it leads to $87,310. Estimate of Value: $87,310.00 Document(s) Submitted: Account: R1691402 - R1691402_INITIAL PROTEST.pdf Account: All Accounts - Weld County NOV protest appeal 7-11-19.pdf You have selected the following Date Preferences: *Thursday, July 25, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Thursday, July 25, 2019, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, 2019, from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, August 1, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Thursday, August 1, 2019, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, July 29, 2019, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Appeal process can take several weeks for us to complete. You will receive a written decision on your appeal within five (5) working days of your hearing. We thank you for your submittal. Weld County Board of Equalization 2019-2758 1-58/63 Thank you for submitting an appeal to the Weld County Assessor's Office. We will review the information submitted and if we have questions we will contact you at one of the following: Contact Information: Contact Name: Michael Bachofer Contact Email: mbachofer@aol.com Contact Phone: 541-223-2082 Appeal Submitted: 03:35 PM May 14, 2019 Appeal submitted for: R1691402 - BACHOFER MICHAEL 11546 COUNTY ROAD 18 , WELD Legal: PT E2NE4NW4 25-2-67 SUB EXEMPT SE -876 (.31R1.03D) Reason: Value Too High - There are no comparable sales found using your sales search tool. For this reason, I don't know how you can justify a 26.3% increase in my property value. The only basis is the previous assessor valuation which is $84,767. If we assume a reasonable increase of 3% it leads to $87,310. Estimate of Value: $87,310.00 The Appeal process can take several weeks for us to complete. We will mail a decision on your appeal by June 30th for real property and by July 10th for business personal property and/or oil and gas. We thank you for your submittal. Weld County Assessor's Office (970) 400-3650 NOTICE OF DETERMINATION Brenda Dones Weld County Assessor 1400 N 17t'' Ave Greeley, CO 80631 ACCOUNT NO. TAX YEAR TAX AREA LEGAL DESCRIPTION/ PHYSICAL LOCATION R1691402 2019 3686 PT E2NE4NW4 25-2-67 SUB EXEMPT SE -876 (. 31 R1.03D) 11546 COUNTY ROAD 18 WELD PROPERTY OWNER BACHOFER MICHAEL PO BOX 1194 ALBANY, OR 97321-0435 PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION ASSESSOR'S VALUATION ACTUAL VALUE PRIOR TO REVIEW ACTUAL VALUE AFTER REVIEW AG LAND AG RESIDENTIAL 211 106,828 211 106,828 ~ TOTAL 107,039 107,039 The Assessor has carefully studied all available information, giving particular attention to the specifics included on your protest. The Assessor's determination of value after review is based on the following: AL01 - Your property has been uniformly valued following Colorado law. Your protest of value has been denied due to comparison of other similar properties which sold during the Jan 2017 to June 2018 time period. If you disagree with the Assessor's decision, you have the right to appeal to the County Board of Equalization for further consideration, § 39-8-106(1)(a), C.R.S. The deadline for filing real property appeals is July 15. The Assessor establishes property values. The local taxing authorities (county, school district, city, fire protection, and other special districts) set mill levies. The mill levy requested by each taxing authority is based on a projected budget and the property tax revenue required to adequately fund the services it provides to its taxpayers. The local taxing authorities hold budget hearings in the fall. If you are concerned about mill levies, we recommend that you attend these budget hearings. Please refer to last year's tax bill or ask your Assessor for a listing of the local taxing authorities. Date of Notice: 6/25/2019 Telephone: (970) 400-3650 Fax: (970) 304-6433 Office Hours: 8:00AM - 5:00PM Please refer to the reverse side of this notice for additional information. Agent (If Applicable): 15-DPT-AR PR 207-08/13 R1691402 APPEAL PROCEDURES County Board of Equalization Hearings will be held from July 25th through August 5th at 1150 O Street. To appeal the Assessor's decision, complete the Petition to the County Board of Equalization shown below, and mail, file online, or deliver a copy of both sides of this form to: Weld County Board of Equalization 1150 O Street, P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80631 Telephone: (970) 356-4000 ext, 4225 Online: www.co.weld.co.us/appsl/cboe/ To preserve your appeal rights, your Petition to the County Board of Equalization must be postmarked or delivered on or before July 15 for real property — after such date, your right to appeal is lost. You may be required to prove that you filed a timely appeal; therefore, we recommend that all correspondence be mailed with proof of mailing. You will be notified of the date and time scheduled for your hearing. The County Board of Equalization must mail a written decision to you within five business days following the date of the decision. The County Board of Equalization must conclude hearings and render decisions by August 5, § 39-8-107(2), C.R.S. If you do not receive a decision from the County Board of Equalization and you wish to continue your appeal, you must file an appeal with the Board of Assessment Appeals by September 10, § 39-2-125(1)(e), C.R.S. If you are dissatisfied with the County Board of Equalization's decision and you wish to continue your appeal, you must appeal within 30 days of the date of the County Board's written decision to ONE of the following: Board of Assessment Appeals District Court 1313 Sherman Street, Room 315 Contact the District Court in the County Denver, CO 80203 where the property is located. See your (303) 866-5880 local telephone book for the address and www.dola.colorado.00v/baa telephone number. Binding Arbitration For a list of arbitrators, contact the County Commissioners at the address listed for the County Board of Equalization. if the date for filing any report, schedule, claim, tax return, statement, remittance, or other document falls upon a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, it shall be deemed to have been timely filed if filed on the next business day, § 39-1-120(3), C.R.S. PETITION TO COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION What is your estimate of the property's value as of June 30, 2018? (Your opinion of value in terms of a specific dollar amount is required for real property pursuant to § 39-8-106(1.5), C.R.S.) $60/2 a What is the basis for your estimate of value or your reason for requesting a review? (Please attach additional sheets as necessary and any supporting documentation, i.e., comparable sales, rent roll, original installed cost, appraisal, etc.) 5 e c1,14 —,n ^' ATTESTATION I, the undersigned owner or agent' of the property identified above, affirm that the statements contained herein and on any attachments hereto are true and complete. ?.) 5`4-1-z,23 Signature (, ae Email Address Telephone Number CO Gam, ' Attach letter of authorization signed by property owner. //9 Date 15-DPT-AR PR 207-08/13 R1691402 Account # R1691402 11546 WCR 18 Appeal of assessor's decision to deny my protest of value 1. According to Weld County's own property portal (at https://www. co.weld.co.us and https://propertyreport.co.weld.co.us) for the above account, there are no comparables. 2. The justification for the increased assesment directly contradicts this as it states that my protest has been denied due to comparison of other similar properties for which the portal shows none. 3. According to coloradorealtors.com, Weld county real estate on average saw an increase of 6.7% from 2017 to 2018. 4. According to Zillow that increase was 6.1% in the same timeframe. 5. Rural properties do not typically increase as much as urban properties for the following reasons: a. Rural properties are often times unique. b. This makes for far fewer comparables. c. This makes getting appraisals more difficult and they are typically more conservative. d. This makes getting loans more difficult - in fact sometimes rural properties are not loanable. e. It is a smaller market - less demand for rural housing. 6. For the above reasons a generous estimate would be 3.5% increase/year. 7. If I apply 3.5%/year from the assessed value in 2011 to 2019 I arrive at an estimated value of $60,290 8. I would be remiss if I did not look at the historical trend of assessed values to see the reasonableness or lack thereof in the values. 9. As you can see in the table below, the recent increases in assessed value have been way overboard. a. According to these assessments, my property has more than doubled in value from 2016 to 2019. b. According to these assessments, my property value has increased by over 26% in 1 year's time c. The rate at which Weld county claims my property value is increasing is ridiculous and not justifiable. 10. Please use this appeal process to bring my assessed value back down to a more palatable level. Notice of Valuation Year 2011/2012 2013/2014 2015/2016 2017/2018 2019 Valuation 45,785 46,414 52,541 84,767 107,039 Year to Year increase N/A 1.37% 13.20% 61.33% 26.27% % increase from Year to 2019 increase 134% 131% 104% 26% N/A July 22, 2019 Petitioner: BACHOFER MICHAEL PO BOX 1194 ALBANY, OR 97321-0435 CLERK TO THE BOARD PHONE (970) 400-4226 FAX (970) 336-7233 WEBSITE: www.weldgov.com 1150 O STREET P.O. BOX 758 GREELEY CO 80632 Agent (if applicable): RE: THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION 2019, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO NOTIFICATION OF HEARING SCHEDULED Docket 2019-2758, AS0103 Appeal 2008224451 Hearing 7125/2019 8:30 AM Account(s) Appealed: R1691402 Dear Petitioner(s): The Weld County Board ofEqualization has setadate ofJuly 25, 2019, atorabout the hour of8:30 AM, to hold a hearing on your valuation for assessment. This hearing will be held at the Weld County Administration Building, Assembly Room, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado. You have aright toattend this hearing and present evidence insupport ofyour petition. The Weld County Assessor orhis designee will be present. The Board will make itsdecision onthe basis of the record made atthe aforementioned hearing, as well as your petition, so itwould be inyour interest tohave arepresentative present. Ifyou plan tobe represented byanagent oranattorney atyour hearing, prior tothe hearing you shall provide, inwriting tothe Clerk tothe Board's Office, an authorization forthe agent orattorney torepresent you.Ifyou donotchoose toattend this hearing, adecision will still bemade bythe Board bythe close ofbusiness onAugust 5,2019, and mailed to you within five (5) business days. Because ofthe volume ofcases before the Board ofEqualization, most cases shall belimited to10 minutes. Also due tovolume, cases cannot be rescheduled Itisimperative that you provide evidence tosupport your position. This may include evidence that similar homes inyour area are valued less than yours oryou are being assessed onimprovements you donothave.Please note The fact that your valuation has increased cannot be your sole basis ofappeaL Without documented evidence as indicated above, the Board will have no choice but to deny your appeal. Ifyou wish todiscuss your value with the Assessor's Office, please call them at(970) 400-3650. If you wish toobtain thedata supporting theAssessor's valuation ofyour property, please submit a written request tcassessor@weldgov.com. Upon receipt oVourwritten request, theAssessor will notify you ofthe estimated cost ofproviding such information. Payment must bemade prior tothe Assessor providing such information, aWhich timetheAssessor willmake thedataavailable within three (3) working days, subject to any confidentiality requirements. Please advise me ifyou decide not to keep your appointment as scheduled. Ifyou need any additional information, please call me at your convenience. Very truly yours, BOARD OF EQUALIZATION Esther E. Gesick Clerk to the Board Weld County Board of Commissioners and Board of Equalization cc: Brenda Danes, Assessor Hello