State commission orders Jackson County to correct property value assessments
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County is on the clock. It has 30 days to correct an untold number of property value assessments or they’ll be thrown out.
The order filed late Wednesday from the State Tax Commission cite multiple errors in the assessment process, which led to higher tax bills for thousands of people across the county.
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The commission says the county did not physically inspect some properties. Those inspections are required when valuations increase 15%.
The order says the county did not notify property owners whose valuations went up that much and then made it hard, and in some cases, impossible for people to appeal their assessments.
Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. is slamming the order, claiming it is both inaccurate and dangerously politicized.
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The county is also being sued by the state attorney general, who cites similar issues with the assessment process.
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