Class action lawsuit filed over Jackson County assessments

[Hammock Parties]

https://www.kctv5.com/2023/06/25/cla...y-assessments/

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A new class action lawsuit challenges the quality of Jackson County’s property assessment. It calls into question if some increases are even legal considering some notices came in the mail after the June 15 deadline, as required by state statutes.

The filing asks a judge to step in and offer injunctive relief. It also calls for a jury trial.

The lawsuit was filed by attorney and developer Ken McClain on behalf of Trevor and Amanda Tilton of Odessa and two businesses.

The lawsuit is critical of the methodology used by Jackson County to reach new values. It argues the newly-built assessment system fails to include sufficient information and there’s a lack of physical inspections.

It points out assessments should consider current market conditions. It argues that didn’t happen when it came to commercial property.

The lawsuit claims Jackson County uniformly increased the value of every non-vacant commercial property with an improvement by 25%. And vacant commercial properties had an across-the-board increase of roughly 50%.

KCTV5 has heard from numerous homeowners who are shocked by the large increases in their assessments. Some question if they’ll be able to keep their homes. They also question if they can realistically sell when property tax assessments increase so much in one fell swoop.

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There has been a 30% average increase in Jackson County. The Assessor’s Office argues homeowners are seeing large increases because Jackson County real estate has not been assessed with Fair Market Valuations (FMV) for a long time and building costs have increased.

The lawsuit is filed against Jackson County Executive Frank White, Assessor Gail McCann Beatty and other members of the Board of Equalization.

KCTV5 reached out to Jackson County’s public information officer for comment but we have not heard back yet.

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[Eureka]

Glad people are out expressing themselves about the issue at hand.

Here is a picture of Jackson county officials expressing their excitement for that extra cash to spend on their pet projects.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

I’m fairly certain I had more people in my back yard on the 4th of July.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by penguinz

The $30 per month increase in the escrow payment is going to put him him the poorer house.

Seriously, most of these are around $30-40 extra per month.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Seriously, most of these are around $30-40 extra per month.

I posted the formula MO uses in another thread:

Assessed value x residential tax rate(19%) x your mill levy for schools, fire stations, whatever, typically (9%).

That 18,000 figure in one of these stories means that citizen was putting out something like $307/yr

82,000 x .19 x. 09 = $1,402/yr
126,000 x .19 x. 09 = $2,155/yr

That's $62/mo more. No more stinky indian food for some folks, even using coupons.

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by Pablo

I posted the formula MO uses in another thread:

Assessed value x residential tax rate(19%) x your mill levy for schools, fire stations, whatever, typically (9%).

That 18,000 figure in one of these stories means that citizen was putting out something like $307/yr

82,000 x .19 x. 09 = $1,402/yr
126,000 x .19 x. 09 = $2,155/yr

That's $62/mo more. No more stinky indian food for some folks, even using coupons.

This liberal shithole should be cutting our taxes not raising them for what we pay and get

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

This liberal shithole should be cutting our taxes not raising them for what we pay and get

Oh, I get it. I wouldn't live in that county. Or Wyandotte.

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by Pablo

Oh, I get it. I wouldn't live in that county. Or Wyandotte.

Leadership in Jackson County is trash, from Q on down. Pretty sure Wyandotte has surpassed Jackson as a better place to live, but that's not saying much.

[Fat Elvis]

Just out of curiosity, how much are Jackson County residents paying, on average, per year for their property taxes, and how much are they looking at paying after the proposed increases?

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by Bowser

Leadership in Jackson County is trash, from Q on down. Pretty sure Wyandotte has surpassed Jackson as a better place to live, but that's not saying much.

Last couple of places I've worked have been downtown offices.

Most folks I worked with were south of the river urbanites and JoCo KU/Kstate grads that didn't even know there was anything past River Market.

I got some funny comments about how "they couldn't imagine coming all the way down here" and "what is there even to do up there" type stuff. I thought it was hilarious then. It's even funnier now.

I'm up by Weatherby Lake and Zona Rosa. Goddamn I love suburbia. You do have to pay more taxes for it typically though.

[Pablo]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

This liberal shithole should be cutting our taxes not raising them for what we pay and get

Bill you're gonna understand you're living in a cultural hub once you get that street car running to the plaza and big john's super stadium built

[Titty Meat]

Originally Posted by Pablo

Bill you're gonna understand you're living in a cultural hub once you get that street car running to the plaza and big john's super stadium built

I see the culture everyday from bums & crackhead to hearing gun shots. What a world class city we live in

[Eureka]

Originally Posted by Pablo

I posted the formula MO uses in another thread:

Assessed value x residential tax rate(19%) x your mill levy for schools, fire stations, whatever, typically (9%).

That 18,000 figure in one of these stories means that citizen was putting out something like $307/yr

82,000 x .19 x. 09 = $1,402/yr
126,000 x .19 x. 09 = $2,155/yr

That's $62/mo more. No more stinky indian food for some folks, even using coupons.

In reality the county has bills that have raised with inflation as well. It really isn't that bad overall.

I pay much more than that each year but we tend to have higher pay out here in the Bay.

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Titty Meat

This liberal shithole should be cutting our taxes not raising them for what we pay and get

Why do you subject yourself to living in a place you loathe so much? Why do that to yourself?

[Hammock Parties]

my personal meager raise isn't the point but trolls been missing the point since the beginning

if you don't stop them now it'll be worse next time

not gonna be tipping as much now either, SHAME!

[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

my personal meager raise isn't the point but trolls been missing the point since the beginning

if you don't stop them now it'll be worse next time

not gonna be tipping as much now either, SHAME!

This proves my point. You are not sincere about caring about others impacted by this. Your history here shows if it wasn't negatively impacting you then you wouldn't care one bit. Most likely would be making fun of them.