Property Tax Appeal Board Decision 2005-02298-R-1 Dawson

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Based on the facts and exhibits presented, the Property Tax
Appeal Board hereby finds a reduction in the assessment of the
property as established by the Madison County Board of Review is
warranted. The correct assessed valuation of the property is:
LAND: $ 10,330
IMPR.: $ 58,330
TOTAL: $ 68,660
Subject only to the State multiplier as applicable.
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PROPERTY TAX APPEAL BOARD'S DECISION
APPELLANT: Michael J. Dawson
DOCKET NO.: 05-02298.001-R-1
PARCEL NO.: 14-2-15-14-14-301-017
The parties of record before the Property Tax Appeal Board are
Michael J. Dawson, the appellant; and the Madison County Board of
Review.
The subject property is improved with a one-story single family
dwelling that contains 1,890 square feet of living area. The
dwelling was constructed in 1995 and has a brick and frame
exterior. Features of the home include a full finished basement,
central air conditioning and a two-car attached garage. The
improvements are located on a 13,050 square foot site in
Edwardsville, Edwardsville Township, Madison County.
The appellant appeared before the Property Tax Appeal Board
contending assessment inequity as the basis of the appeal. In
support of this argument the appellant submitted photographs and
assessment data on three comparables located along the same
street and adjacent to the subject property. The appellant
described the comparables as being improved with one-story single
family dwellings that contained either 1,685 or 1,940 square feet
of living area that were either 11 or 13 years old. The
appellant indicated that each of the comparables had a basement
with finished living, central air conditioning and an attached
garage with 480 square feet. The appellant further indicated
these comparables had total assessments that ranged from $56,080
to $63,270 and improvement assessments that ranged from $48,750
to $53,370 or from $26.18 to $28.93 per square foot of living
area. The evidence further revealed that the appellant did not
file a complaint with the board of review but filed an appeal
directly to the Property Tax Appeal Board following receipt of
the notice of an equalization factor. Based on this evidence the
appellant requested the subject's total assessment be reduced to
$63,347.