The Hernando County Property Appraiser is John C. Emerson, CFA. Personally, John C. Emerson, CFA would like to welcome you to the official website of Hernando County Property Appraiser. The Hernando County Property Appraiser’s office has seen a lot of changes since he started his career with the Hernando County Property Appraiser’s office in 1988. The main goal of the office has always been to produce the fair and equitable property value tax roll each year.
What does the Hernando County Property Appraiser do? According to the official website of Hernando County Property Appraiser, the Hernando County Property Appraiser is the elected Constitutional Office which is responsible for identifying, locating and fairly valuing all property, both real and personal, within the Hernando County for Ad Valorem tax purposes.
The process of funding for the Hernando County Property Appraiser’s office is based on the formula of the ad valorem property taxes assessed by Hernando County and the other taxing agencies. Finding the market value of your property can be described as discovering the price most people would pay for your property. The only role of Hernando County Property Appraiser’s office in the taxing process is determining the fair and equitable value.
You have to keep in mind that Hernando County Property Appraiser does not create the value. In fact, people make the value by buying and selling the real estate in the market place. Hernando County Property Appraiser has the legal responsibility to analyze those transactions and appraise your property accordingly.
During the year, the staff of Hernando County Property Appraiser collects the data such as measurements, new construction, additions, commercial income and sales on Real Property. In August, the Notice of Proposed Taxes which is also known as TRIM notices, will be sent to the property owners showing the Assessed Value of your property that your taxes will be based on. Aside from that, Hernando County Property Appraiser also accepts applications for Homestead and other tax-saving exemptions and try to make sure that everyone gets the exemptions to which they are entitled.
There is a thing called Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal or CAMA System that is used by experienced appraisers to make sure hat the fair values are set for all Hernando County property owners. In addition, Hernando County Property Appraiser is also assisted by the Geographic Information System or GIS that will help to provide the detailed and up to date property ownership maps.
Hernando County Property Appraiser does not set the tax rates. The taxing authorities in whose jurisdiction your property will do it instead. You also have to remember that Hernando County Property Appraiser will not collect taxes.
Hernando County Property Appraiser and his staffs and dedicated to running the office efficiently, cost effectively and continuing to provide the best possible service to the citizens in the professional and courteous manner. In the end, everyone in Hernando County Property Appraiser’s office hopes that the site will be helpful to the property owners, business and general public.
