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<br /> ?�lthough the cost of improvements may be substantial, the actual value added can be significantly less. This can be largely
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<br /> • Often times, improvements made to a house,particularly an older house, constitute routine maintenance.and do not
<br /> cause ihe valuation to increase. Reshingling a roof, painting the house, repairing a foundation, replacing a plumbing
<br /> fixture are all examples of improvements that would not ordinarily result in a value increase.
<br /> • Improvements made to an individual's home oRen times reflect that particular individual's personal likes or interests and
<br /> most times the cost cannot be recovered when a property is sold. Adding a sauna, a greenhouse or an indoor swimming
<br /> pool would all be exarnples of improvemenis that typically add less value than their cost.
<br /> • Improvements made to different areas of a house typically result in greater or lesser retums. It is a well established
<br /> appraisal principal that remodeling or improving a house's service areas (kitchen, laundry and bathroom)will generalIy
<br /> yield the greatest retum to the owner. Expenditures such as finishing basements or artics will generally produce ihe
<br /> smallest retum.
<br /> Although these considerations may vary from house to house and market to market, in almost no instance is it possible to
<br /> receive a dollar for dollar return benveen cost and value added to the house.
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<br /> Under ihe law, a property owner must disclose to prospective buyers whether any improvements madelto a home are
<br /> eaempt from the property tax. Additionallr•, sellers are also required to notify buyers that the exemption will
<br /> terminate when the property is sold.
<br /> If you sell your property, only improvements made b�r the buyer after the closing date of the sale are eligible for the
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<br /> If ihe property loses its homestead status the esemption expires as of the ne�t assessment date. .
<br /> If the name of one of the owners of the property is removed from the titIe to the property as a result of a separation or
<br /> divorce, or if a name is added to the tit►e of the property as a result of a marriage, the improvements continue to qualifi�
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<br /> If you transfer the title to the property to someone else, but retain a life estate in and continue to receive the homestead
<br /> classification on the property,the improvemenu continue to qualif}�for the esemption. If you transfer title to a related
<br /> person or persons as a gift or inheritance, the e�emption e�pires as of the neYt assessment date. .
<br /> In general,as long as you,the owner of the homestead, made the improvements to the house, maintain the property as your
<br /> principal residence and retain an ownership interest or control of the propem�,the improvements continue to qualify for the
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<br /> If vou live in a citv or to�s�n that reauires buildin�permits, you must obtain a building permit for construction of the
<br /> improvement before the work commences. In addition��ou must complete a separate application for value exemption before
<br /> the next assessment date. If you do not obta.in a building permit before construction begins,the improvements aze not
<br /> eligible for exemption.
<br /> If vou live in a citv or town that does not reouire building permits, you must mal:e application for exemption before the
<br /> improvement is begun.
<br /> The exemption may be applied to no more than thre.e separate improvements made to the house and gara�e. All
<br /> improvements listed on a single building permit or an application for the e�emption constitute a single improvement.
<br /> In either case. if more than three separate improvements are planned you must choose�r•hich improvements you«�ant to
<br /> qualify for the exemption.
<br /> Once an improvement has been designated for eYemption, it cannot be repealed or replaced by a later improvement.
<br /> If you need additional information, please contact your assessor's office.
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