West Virginia Code — Chapters 11 / 11A / 11B (Taxation)
W. Va. Code § 11-3-15C
Petition for assessor review of improper valuation of real property
# (a)
A taxpayer who is of the opinion that his or her real property has been valued too high or otherwise improperly valued or listed in the notice given as provided in §11-3-2a of this code may, but is not required to, file a petition for review with the assessor on a written form prescribed by the Tax Commissioner. This section shall not apply to industrial and natural resource property appraised by the Tax Commissioner.
# (b)
The petition shall state the taxpayer’s opinion of the true and actual value of the property and substantial information that justifies that opinion of value for the assessor to consider for purposes of basing a change in classification or correction of the valuation. For purposes of this subsection, the taxpayer shall provide substantial information to justify the opinion of value. The taxpayer may provide an appraisal of the property from a licensed real estate appraiser stating its true and actual value for its current use.
# (c)
The petition may include more than one parcel of property if they are part of the same economic unit according to the Tax Commissioner’s guidelines or if they are owned by the same owner, have the same use, are appealed on the same basis, and are located in the same tax district or in contiguous tax districts of the county, and are in a form prescribed by the Tax Commissioner.
# (d)
The petition shall be filed within eight business days after the date the taxpayer receives the notice of increased assessment under §11-3-2a of this code or the notice of increased value was published as a Class II-0 legal advertisement as provided in that section. For purposes of this section, ‘business day’ means any day other than Saturday, Sunday, or any legal holiday set forth in section one, article two, chapter two of this code.
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In this chapter (40 sections)
- 11-3-3A · Building or real property improvement notice; notice filed…
- 11-3-4 · 11-3-4
- 11-3-5 · Correction of previous property books; entry of omitted…
- 11-3-5A · Notification to assessor of changed use; independent action…
- 11-3-6 · Statements of assessed valuations for municipalities and…
- 11-3-7 · Fixtures and machinery
- 11-3-7A · Chattel interests in real and tangible personal property
- 11-3-8 · Who deemed owner for purposes of taxation
- 11-3-9 · Property exempt from taxation
- 11-3-10 · Failure to list property, etc.; collection of penalties and…
- 11-3-10A · 11-3-10A
- 11-3-10B · Exemption of bank deposits and money from forfeitures and…
- 11-3-11 · Making or correction of list by assessor
- 11-3-12 · Assessment of corporate property; reports to assessors by…
- 11-3-13 · Entry of corporate property by assessor
- 11-3-14 · Assessment of stock, realty and tangible personal property of…
- 11-3-14A · Taxation of building and loan associations and federal…
- 11-3-15 · Assessment of capital used in trade or business by natural…
- 11-3-15A · Assessment of property of limited liability companies
- 11-3-15B · Notice of increase in assessed value of business personal…
- 11-3-15C · Petition for assessor review of improper valuation of real…
- 11-3-15D · Administrative review of tangible personal property…
- 11-3-15E · Contents of petition based on income approach to value of…
- 11-3-15F · Rejection of petition; amended petition; appeal options
- 11-3-15G · Meeting between assessor and petitioner
- 11-3-15H · Ruling on petition
- 11-3-15I · Petitioner’s right to appeal
- 11-3-16 · Totals of property books
- 11-3-17 · Assessment of property of assessor and deputies
- 11-3-18 · Tax assessment and collection when emergency exists
- 11-3-19 · Property books; time for completing; extension of levies;…
- 11-3-20 · False entries in property books
- 11-3-21 · Violations where no penalty prescribed
- 11-3-22 · Expenses of assessors
- 11-3-23 · Alterations in property books
- 11-3-23A · Informal review and resolution of classification, taxability…
- 11-3-24 · Review and equalization by county commission
- 11-3-24A · Protest of classification or taxability to assessor; appeal…
- 11-3-24B · Board of Assessment Appeals
- 11-3-25 · Relief in circuit court against erroneous assessment