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Double-wide Mobile Homes

YOU MAY COPY THIS WEBSITE FOR PERSONAL USE, BUT NOT FOR RESALE. Feel free to look around! It's *FREE* to Appeal your Assessed Value! Every owner of a Double-wide mobile home on a rented lot should Appeal. Appeal Form, Instructions and Double-wide Comparison Letter for Franklin County PA can be copied from this website, see button on left. The Deadline is September 1, 2008. Most owners can reduce they're Real Estate Tax Bill. Many by 50% or more. Owners in other Counties and/or States should contact the local County Assessment Office and ask about the process. This step by step process basically tells you the procedure if you live in Franklin County PA. Assessment Office Phone Number is 717-261-3801. If you live in a different county or state just call your local County Assessment Office and ask what the process is in your area. The Assessment Office is listed in the Phone Book Business section of the white pages under "Your Counties Name". If you have any trouble finding the phone number just call the Courthouse in your county or call the Tax Collector listed on your Tax Bill they can give you the phone number. FIRST STEP: (It's FREE to Appeal) You can copy the Appeal Form, Instructions, Comparison Letter, Etc... available on this website or Call the Assessment Office and ask them to send you the Appeal Form & Instructions necessary to appeal your double-wides assessed value. Follow the Appeal Instructions and provide the evidence requested. Complete the paperwork yourself or you can have someone help you. ***YOU DO HAVE TO REPRESENT YOURSELF AT THE HEARING*** Within about 30 days after the hearing date the Assessment Office will send you a letter explaining their decision. You should follow up as stated in the Second and Third Steps listed below. SECOND STEP: Get this years Real Market Values for your mobile home to compare with the new adjusted Assessed Value from the Assessment Office. This is a very important step and the only way for you to be sure that your new adjusted Assessed Value is correct or within reason. See below how to get this years Real Market Values. THIRD STEP: Compare the new adjusted Assessed Value with this years Real Market Values you found. You will probably have to multiple your new adjusted Assessed Value times the Common Level Ratio Multiplier (It's 9.62 in Franklin County PA), for your area, to be able to make the comparisons. You can get the Multiplier from your local County Assessment Office.

What Real Market Values to get

DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME TO GET ANY VALUES OF OTHER MOBILE HOMES, THRU THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE. At the current time and under the current circumstances almost ALL mobile homes are overvalued/overtaxed like you and they're values would FALSELY support the overvaluation/overtaxation situation. You can copy and use the Comparison Letter, available on this website, in your Appeal. If not used in a direct comparison of your Mobile Home, the letter will at least prove an overvaluation situation that was corrected by the Assessment Office. Get the first 2 of these Real Market Values listed below and ONLY get the Appraisal if absolutely necessary to win your appeal. Any Appraisal will cost you money. This years INSURANCE POLICY PAYOUT AMOUNT (Get it in writing) on a total lose of the structure Only (this does not include contents). **TIP, NEVER INSURE FOR MORE THAN THE PAYOUT AMOUNT (it goes DOWN each year), IF YOU DO YOUR JUST WASTING YOUR MONEY** Call your insurance agent to get this years Payout Amount (Get it in writing) on the structure Only. This is a very reliable value, the insurance industry is regulated by your State's Insurance Commission and has to pay this years Real Market Value for your mobile home. This years BOOK VALUE AMOUNT on your mobile home. Mobile homes have books that give their book value, much like automobiles. APPRAISAL AMOUNT (As recent as possible), only get your mobile home appraised if you absolutely have to, it will cost you about $100.00. You can also use the Mobile Homes Purchase Invoice to prove value, especially if its a recent purchase. If you underpayed or overpayed, it may provide a false valuation. A correctly done current appraisal mostly provides the proper value. The INSURANCE PAYOUT AMOUNT, BOOK VALUE AMOUNT and APPRAISAL AMOUNT each individually or an average of 2 or 3 of these amounts should be close to the new adjusted Assessed Value after you take it times this years Common Level Ratio Multiplier (It's 9.62 in Franklin County PA). Divide each individually the INSURANCE PAYOUT AMOUNT, BOOK VALUE AMOUNT and APPRAISAL AMOUNT or an average of 2 or 3 of these amounts by the amount you get when you multiple the new adjusted Assessed Value times this years Common Level Ratio Multiplier (It's 9.62 in Franklin County PA). Then multiple the result (don't forget the decimal point)times the dollar amount on your tax bill, the result will be what you should be paying in Real Estate Tax.