Frequently asked questions about Real Estate :

1.  If I have a doublewide on someone else's land, who gets the tax ticket?

    Doublewides are assessed to the land owner.  They are picked up just the same as a house. If one needs to know    the value of the doublewide to figure the taxes, contact the Commissioner's office for a copy of the tax card showing the doublewide.

2.  What if I have a complaint about my real estate assessment?

     If something is assessed to your property that has been removed, burned, or doesn't belong to you; the Real Estate Assessment Office can be contacted.  Mr. Paige White or Harry Ferguson, Jr. will be able to assist you in taking care of the error.

    If you think the assessment is too high, the only way to have the value changed after the Re-Assessment figures are set by the Equalization Board in 2000 is to petition the court.

3.  If I have a lot of wooded or field land, is there any way to have the taxes adjusted?

    The Real Estate Assessment office has an application to fill out to see if your land qualifies for Land Use. This may reduce the taxpayer's land value according to the acreage and many other factors that are to be determined. There is a flat fee that is required if the land qualifies.

4. If my singlewide mobile home is built onto, is it considered real estate or personal property?

   If the wheels and the hitch are removed, and it has a permanent foundation, such as brick or blocks, it is assessed as real estate.  If the mobile home has only an addition added to it, the addition will be assessed to the land as real estate, but the mobile home itself will remain as personal property.

5. If my land is in mine and my spouse's name and he/she dies, when does the land change into just my name?

    An affidavit of the spouse's death must be filed in the Circuit Court Clerk's office. Once that is done the Commissioner's office will pick up the information and the following January the land will be transferred to the surviving spouse, unless a will states otherwise and has been recorded.

6.  If I buy a piece of property or home during the year, who is responsible for the taxes on it for the remainder of the tax year?

   The land must remain in the owner's name that it was assessed to as of January 1 of that tax year.  It is up to the buyer and the seller to make arrangements as to who will pay the taxes.  If the taxes are not paid they remain against the land not the previous owner.  Ownership names do not change until the following January .

7.  Can I get copies of my real estate card or map?

    Yes. Copies are available of the maps and real estate card. There is a fee of $1.50 per card that is faxed.