Hello Mohave County!
I assume this month is a special month for many of you, considering it is Valentine’s Day on February 14th.
This month of “love” is a very special month for us in the Assessor’s office as well, because this is the month that we send out 264,257 “love letters” to all parcels in Mohave County. Our letters (or in some cases; postcards) are actually Notices of Value, “N.O.V.’s”. These NOV’s tell you the value of your property.
This year’s NOV’s give you the 2025 and the 2026 Limited Property Value (LPV) and Full Cash Value (FCV).
To understand the difference, your FCV is synonymous to the market value of your home and the LPV is the value you are taxed on. Once the LPV is established, your assessment ratio is determined based on the classification of your parcel, i.e., Residential, Commercial, Historical, and more.
For example, if your LPV is $200,000 and your home is your primary residence, your assessment ratio will be 10%. Your Assessed value would be $20,000. This amount is passed to the Mohave County Treasurer, and they calculate the taxes due. This calculation varies upon location, factors such as; are you in a fire district, a city, a school district, a water district and more. You will receive your Tax Bill sometime in March.
Let’s say you do not agree with your FCV value, you then can appeal. All property owners have a right to appeal our values. All appeals must be submitted, or post marked no later than April 1, 2025. When we receive an appeal, our appraisers will reassess your parcel. We will check the land values, the improvement values and even the comparisons in your area for an accurate value. Most of the time we will visit the location to make certain our values are spot on. If we find you are correct in your appeal, we will alter your value to reflect the correct assessment. If we find that we are correct, and your values were not correct, we will stay with our value.
If you receive our reply and you still do not agree with our assessment, you can take your appeal to the Board of Equalization (BOE). This board meets in October, every year in Kingman, inside the Board of Supervisors auditorium. Just like a court, you state your case in front of a hearing officer and our appraisers will defend our values. The hearing officer will make the decision as to the value of your property.
After the BOE hearing, and if you still do not agree with our values, you are welcome to take your appeal to Tax Court in Phoenix, Arizona. There is a fee to appeal in Tax Court. Tax Court is just like our BOE hearings where you get to defend your values and we defend ours.
So, in essence, as a property owner, you have 3 opportunities to appeal our values. This is a great opportunity for you as a property owner and good opportunity for the Assessor’s Office as well. This process keeps us on our toes by keeping your values FAIR and EQUITABLE, our #1 goal.
If you have any questions regarding the appeals process don’t hesitate to contact us at one of our 3 offices; Kingman 928-753-0703, Lake Havasu 928-453-0702 and Bullhead City 928-758-0701.
Jeanne Kentch
Mohave County Assessor
