With inflation, the County Auditor is beginning the raise property taxes again and they are sending a Photographer with Tyler Technologies to take pictures of each home in order to justify the continuous increase in taxes. Fairfield County Auditor is the local government office that handles property taxes. No matter how we all feel about taxes, we need to be informed about what’s happening.
What this means for you: The County Auditor will have someone onsite at your home without telling us when. It isn’t how we at Running Creek do things and we’re obviously NOT happy about this invasion of privacy and more taxes. We always want you to know who and when a service provider will be there. However, the county can and will do this without letting us know. We are currently advocating hardcore to have them make a normal appointment and to protect your privacy!
If someone is walking around your building they MUST be identified with a badge showing they are with the County Auditors dept and are allowed to take photos. You can and should be cautious if there is anyone onsite without a badge!! Text Mary 740-277-1619 OR if it’s after hours call the Police if anyone is walking around your home without a badge or doing suspicious photos.
FAQ’s
Does this mean our rent will go up? The short answer is yes. Property Taxes go up and we must raise the rent to pay those taxes. However, we work hard to do everything we can to keep taxes low including APPEALING those crazy taxes. We have won several times but sadly they are making it harder and harder to appeal. As a super small business, we don’t have as much influence on the process as we’d like but know that we’re trying everything to keep your rent as low as possible.
We also will give you plenty of heads up for any rent increases. We can split your rent up into 1st/15th also to help spread out any changes. Again, text Mary and she’s happy to help guide you through that.