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Some Fulton County homeowners to receive second assessment notice

Dwight Robinson, chief appraiser, speaks before Fulton County residents. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM AJC FILE PHOTO
Dwight Robinson, chief appraiser, speaks before Fulton County residents. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM AJC FILE PHOTO
By Arielle Kass
May 24, 2018

Some Fulton County property owners will receive a second assessment notice, after errors were discovered in the first.

The problem affects about 300 homeowners, all of whom will receive a letter telling them to disregard their first notice. All notices posted online are correct.

VIDEO: Previous coverage on this issue

Fulton County could be forced to refund thousands of homeowners millions of property tax dollars after revelations their homes were illegally overvalued.

Jessica Corbitt, a spokesperson for the county, said the errors represent a tenth of a percent of all residential property owners. The errors had to do with sales data and neighborhood designations.

All property owners have until July 6 to appeal their values. The county has so far received 80 appeals.

Last year, residents complained about property values that rose higher than they expected. This year, values continued to increase.

About the Author

Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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