If you have ever thought of disputing the tax assessed value of your house with the Assessor’s office then keep in mind that our ever friendly Legislature has stacked the deck against your average homeowner to ensure that successful challenges are very very rare.
Below is a cautionary tale of a case decided early today by the Court of Appeals upholding the Assessor’s valuation of a Spokane County homeowner. Got to give the homeowner an “A” for effort.
http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/313409.unp.pdf