Stalnaker v. Lane Co.

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IN THE MAGISTRATE DIVISION OF THE OREGON TAX COURT Property Tax LEWIS E. STALNAKER, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, v. LANE COUNTY ASSESSOR, Defendant. No. 010371C DECISION APPROVING STIPULATION This matter is before the court upon the oral agreement of the parties, presented to the court during a hearing on July 5, 2001. The subject property is a rental home owned by the plaintiff that was used by the tenant(s) as a methamphetamine lab. The home was raided by the police and declared uninhabitable. Extensive clean-up is required. Plaintiff intends to tear down two buildings, including the main house. Various cost-to-cure estimates were obtained and formed the basis of the parties agreement, which has been reviewed by the court and found to be acceptable. Now, therefore; IT IS THE DECISION OF THE COURT that the real market value for the 2000-01 tax year, of the property identified in the Lane County Assessor s records as Account No. 427110, shall be reduced from $116,020 to $35,000, as follows: Land: $26,980 Improvements: $ 8,020 Total: $35,000 /// /// DECISION APPROVING STIPULATION 1 IT IS FURTHER DECIDED that any excess taxes paid shall be refunded with interest by the appropriate county taxing authorities pursuant to ORS 311.806 and 311.812. Dated this _____ of July, 2001. _______________________________ DAN ROBINSON MAGISTRATE IF YOU WANT TO APPEAL THIS DECISION, FILE A COMPLAINT IN THE REGULAR DIVISION OF THE OREGON TAX COURT, FOURTH FLOOR, 1241 STATE ST., SALEM, OR 97301-2563. YOUR COMPLAINT MUST BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THE DECISION OR THIS DECISION BECOMES FINAL AND CANNOT BE CHANGED. THIS DOCUMENT WAS SIGNED BY MAGISTRATE DAN ROBINSON ON JULY 13, 2001. THE COURT FILED THIS DOCUMENT ON JULY 13, 2001. DECISION APPROVING STIPULATION 2

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