Property Tax Appeal Board Decision 2003-21520-R-1 Melnyczuk

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Based on the facts and exhibits presented, the Property Tax
Appeal Board hereby finds no change in the assessment of the
property as established by the Cook County Board of Review is
warranted. The correct assessed valuation of the property is:
LAND: $ 8,160
IMPR.: $ 19,924
TOTAL: $ 28,084
Subject only to the State multiplier as applicable.
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PROPERTY TAX APPEAL BOARD'S DECISION
APPELLANT: Michael & Lori Melnyczuk
DOCKET NO.: 03-21520.001-R-1
PARCEL NO.: 06-27-112-001-0000
The parties of record before the Property Tax Appeal Board are
Michael & Lori Melnyczuk, the appellants, by attorney Michael
Griffin of Chicago, and the Cook County Board of Review.
The subject property consists of a one-year-old, two-story,
single-family dwelling of frame construction containing 2,704
square feet of living area and located in Hanover Township, Cook
County. Features of the residence include two and one-half
bathrooms, a full-unfinished basement, air-conditioning and a
three-car attached garage.
The appellants, through counsel, submitted evidence before the
Property Tax Appeal Board claiming unequal treatment in the
assessment process of the improvement as the basis of the appeal.
In support of the inequity claim, the appellants submitted
assessment data and descriptive information on four properties
suggested as comparable to the subject. The appellants also
submitted a one-page brief, Cook County Assessor's Internet
Database sheets for the subject and the suggested comparables and
a copy of the board of review's decision. Based on the
appellants' documents, the four suggested comparables consist of
two-story, eleven or twelve-year-old, single-family dwellings of
frame construction with the same neighborhood code as the
subject. The improvements range in size from 2,433 to 2,599
square feet of living area. The comparables contain two and one-half
bathrooms, air-conditioning and a two-car or three-car
attached garage. Three comparables contain a full-unfinished
basement and a fireplace. The improvement assessments range from
$6.86 to $7.32 per square foot of living area. Based on the