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Home My WebLink About06/16/2020 CERTIFICATE OF MAILING I , Becky Rogers, certify that on June 19, 2020, 1 personally emailed OR forwarded, by United States mail , a true and correct copy of the attached Order of the Mason County Board of Equalization to the following : Michael & Rita Gedney 391 E Pointes Dr E Shelton , WA 98584 Email : mike . gedney921@gmail . com Patti McLean Mason County Assessor 411 N . 5th Street Shelton, WA 95884 Email : PMcLean@co . mason . wa . us Becky Rogers, Clerk Mason County Board of Equalization Order of the Mason County Board of Equalization Property Owner : Michael & Rita Gedney Parcel Number(s) : 12119-53 -00111 Assessment Year : 2019 Petition Number : 26 . 2020 Date(s) of Hearing : 6/ 16/2020 Having considered the evidence presented by the parties in this appeal , the Board hereby : ® sustains ❑ overrules the determination of the assessor. Assessor' s True and Fair Value BOE True and Fair Value Determination ® Land $ 22 , 000 ® Land $ 225000 ® Improvements $ 439 , 520 ® Improvements $ 4391520 ❑ Minerals $ ❑ Minerals $ ❑ Personal Property $ ❑ Personal Property $ Total Value $ 461 , 520 Total Value $ 4615520 This decision is based on our finding that : The hearing was held virtually via Zoom on June 16 . 02 The Appellant was represented by Michael Gedney . The Assessor was represented by IdaMae Jensen . The Appellant challenged the 2019 assessed value of $ 22, 000 for the land and $439, 520 for the improvements for a total of $461 , 520 . The Appellant testified that the value of the improvements on the property should be $ 398 , 000 for a total of $420,000 . The value of the land was not challenged . The Appellant included a list of properties with side by side comparisons with similar properties . The Assessor provided four comparable sales which included two of the comparable sales provided by the Appellant. The Assessor provided comparable sales that had recently sold in 2017 and 2019 showing the percent increase within this neighborhood . The Assessor' s comparable sales as adjusted ranged in value from $437 , 447 - $467 , 084 . The value of the subject property falls within this range . The Board determined that the Appellant did not provide clear, cogent or convincing evidence to overrule the Assessor' s value . Therefore, the Board sustains the value of the subject property at $461 ,520 with the land at $22 , 000 and the improvement value at $439 , 520. Page 2 Petition No. 26.2020 Parcel No. 12119-53-00111 Dated this 16th day of June 2020 Deborah Reis, C erson' s Sigifature Clerk ' s Signa NOTICE This order can be appealed to the State Board of Tax Appeals by filing a formal or informal appeal with them at PO Box 40915 , Olympia, WA 98504-0915 or at their website at bta . state .wa.us/appeal/forms.htm within thirty days of the date of mailing of this order. The appeal forms are available from either your county assessor or the State Board of Tax Appeals . To ask about the availability of this publication in an alternate format for the visually impaired, please call 1400-647-7706. Teletype MY) users use the Washington Relay ,Service by calling 711 . (Distribution : o Assessor • Petitioner • BOE File IT4V640058 (5/25/2017) — MCBOL062019 CERTIFICATE OF MAILING I , Becky Rogers, certify that on June 19, 2020, 1 personally emailed OR forwarded , by United States mail , a true and correct copy of the attached Order of the Mason County Board of Equalization to the following : Abraham & Anne van der Meij 42924 Traccia Way Indio, CA 92203 Email : bram@pnwtc . com Patti McLean Mason County Assessor 411 N . 51h Street Shelton , WA 95884 Email : PMcLean@co . mason . wa . us Becky Rog rs, Clerk Mason County Board of Equalization i Order of the Mason County Board of Equalization Property Owner : Abraham & Anne van der Meij Parcel Number(s) : 51901 - 53 -00004 Assessment Year : 2019 Petition Number : 27 . 2020 Date(s) of Hearing: 6/ 16/2020 Having considered the evidence presented by the parties in this appeal, the Board hereby : ® sustains ❑ overrules the determination of the assessor. Assessor' s True and Fair Value BOE True and Fair Value Determination ® Land $ 143 , 395 ® Land $ 143 , 395 ® Improvements $ 291 , 910 ® Improvements $ 291 , 91. 0 ❑ Minerals $ ❑ Minerals $ ❑ Personal Property $ ❑ Personal Property $ Total Value $ 435 , 305 Total Value $ 4353305 This decision is based on out finding that : The hearing was held virtually via Zoom on June 16 , The Appellant, Abraham van der Meij , was present at the hearing . IdaMae Jensen, Assessor' s Representative was also in attendance at the hearing. The Appellant testified that he did not believe the value had gone up 10 % since the prior year. He felt that the valuation was too high and had concerns about the percentage increase . The Appellant testified that the road to the property was not in good condition although it was maintained by the property owners . The Appellant also questioned as to whether the valuation was based upon three bedrooms as his home is only a two -bedrooin home . The Assessor testified that the value of the home is based upon square footage and not the number of bedrooms . The Assessor provided five comparable sales in support of the $435 , 305 for the subject property . The Assessor noted the assessed value increase for each year : 2015 -2016 = 6 . 5 % ; 2016 -2017 = 8 . 5 %; 2017 - 2018 = 10 . 15% , 201 &2019 = 7 . 36% . The Assessor provided five comparable sales, with an adjusted value range of $421 , 830 - $484,673 . The value of the subject property fell within this range . Page 2 Petition No. 27 ,2020 Parcel No. 51901 -53-00004 The Board found the Appellant did not provide clear, cogent or convincing evidence to overrule the Assessor' s valuation . Therefore, the Board sustains the value at $ 143 , 395 for the land, $291 , 910 for the improvements, for a total of $ 435 , 305 for the subject property . Dated this 16`h day of June 2020 Deborah Re , Chairper on' s ignature Clerk's Signa NOTICE This order can be appealed to the State Board of Tax Appeals by filing a formal or informal appeal with them at PO Box 40915 , Olympia, WA 98504-0915 or at their website at bta. state.wa.us/appeal/folms.htm within thirty days of the date of mailing of this order. The appeal forms are available from either your county assessor or the State Board of Tax Appeals . To ask about the availability of this publication in an alternate format for the visually impaired, please call 1 -80M47-7706 . Teletype (TTY) users use the Washington Relay Service by calling 711 . Distribution : • Assessor • Petitioner • BOE File REV 64 0058 (5/25/2017) - MCBOE062019 CERTIFICATE OF MAILING I , Becky Rogers, certify that on June 19, 2020, 1 personally emailed OR forwarded, by United States mail , a true and correct copy of the attached Order of the Mason County Board of Equalization to the following . Thomas M . Hargrove 12 SE Oyster Beach Shelton , WA 98584 Email : wolfnbear@aol . com Patti McLean Mason County Assessor 411 N . 5t" Street Shelton , WA 95884 Email : PMcLean@co . mason . wa . us Becky Rogers, Clerk Mason County Board of Equalization Order of the Mason County Board of Equalization Property Owner : Thomas M . Hargrove Parcel Number(s) : 31921 - 75 -00010 Assessment Year : 2019 Petition Number: 33 .2020 Date(s) of Hearing : 6/ 16/2020 Having considered the evidence presented by the parties in this appeal , the Board hereby : ® sustains ❑ overrules the determination of the assessor. Assessor' s True and Fair Value BOE True and Fair Value Determination ® Land $ 160 , 065 ® Land $ 160, 065 ® Improvements $ 224 , 785 ® Improvements $ 224 , 785 ❑ Minerals $ ❑ Minerals $ ❑ Personal Property $ ❑ Personal Property $ Total Value $ 3845850 Total Value $ 3845850 This decision is based on our finding that: The hearing was held virtually via Zoom on June 16 . The Appellant, Mike Hargrove, was present virtually and presented to the Board text slides of his home ' s attributes compared to a neighbor' s home . The Appellant also testified the neighbor ' s property was not comparable to his home. He testified the workmanship and construction of his home , built in 2010 , was of a lesser quality . The Appellant also testified that his home had experienced water leakage in the window well , and that the flooring was substandard . The Appellant provided the Board with a video showing the subject property ' s steep and uneven gravel driveway. The Assessor testified that the property was inspected on 9/4/2019 . At that time, there was evidence of inferior quality workmanship and adjustments were made to take into account the quality of the home. The Assessor also testified that a 10% economic factor had been applied to the improvement value to reflect recent sales within the subject ' s neighborhood . The Assessor presented four comparable sales with an adjusted range of value fiom $ 384 , 673 - $447 ,012 , The subject property fell at the low end of this range . Page 2 Petition No. 33.2020 Parcel No. 3192145-00010 The Appellant provided no clear, cogent or convincing evidence to overrule the assessed value . Therefore the Board sustains the value of the subject property at $ 384 , 850 with the land value at $ 160 ,065 and the improvement value at $224, 785 . Dated this 16`n day of June 2020 Deborah Reis, Cha erson ' s Sigc ire Clerk' s Signawvr NOTICE This order can be appealed to the State Board of Tax Appeals by filing a formal or informal appeal with them at PO Box 49915 , Olympia, WA 98504- 0915 or at their website at bta . state .wa .us/appeal/forms.htm within thirty days of the date of mailing of this order. The appeal forms are available from either your county assessor or the State Board of Tax Appeals . To ask about the availability of this publication in an alternate format for the visually impaired, please call 14OM47-7706 . Teletype (TTY) users use the Washington Relay Service by calling 711 . Distribution : • Assessor • Petitioner • BOE File REV 64 0058 (5125/2017) -- MCBOB062019