HB1182 (2008) Detail

Relative to appraisals of property with off-site views.


HB 1182 – AS INTRODUCED

2008 SESSION

08-2152

10/01

HOUSE BILL 1182

AN ACT relative to appraisals of property with off-site views.

SPONSORS: Rep. Itse, Rock 9; Rep. L. Ober, Hills 27

COMMITTEE: Municipal and County Government

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the department of revenue administration to supervise the process of appraising properties with an off-site view feature.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

08-2152

10/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight

AN ACT relative to appraisals of property with off-site views.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Department of Revenue Administration; Appraisals of Property Tax for Tax Purposes; Duty Added. Amend RSA 21-J:11, II to read as follows:

II. The commissioner, at no expense to the municipality, shall monitor appraisals of property and supervise appraisers as follows:

(a) Assure that appraisals comply with all applicable statutes and rules;

(b) Assure that appraisers are complying with the terms of the appraisal contract or agreement;

(c) Assure that no appraisal of a property’s off-site view feature may be created or maintained by a Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal System, or CAMA. All appraisals of a property’s off-site view feature shall be made by an on-site visit to the property being assessed by an appraiser certified under RSA 21-J:14-f. Legitimate arm’s length sales of properties that share the same off-site view feature shall also be used to assess such properties;

(d) Review the accuracy of appraisals by inspection, evaluation, and testing, in whole or in part, of data collected by the appraisers; and

[(d)] (e) Report to the governing body on the progress and quality of the municipality’s appraisal process.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.