Assessment of property subject to a conservation easement -- Assessment of golf course or hunting club -- Assessment of common areas.

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  • (1) In assessing the fair market value of property subject to a conservation easement under Title 57, Chapter 18, Land Conservation Easement Act, a county assessor shall consider factors relating to the property and neighboring property that affect the fair market value of the property being assessed, including:
    • (a) value that transfers to neighboring property because of the presence of a conservation easement on the property being assessed;
    • (b) practical and legal restrictions on the development potential of the property because of the presence of the conservation easement;
    • (c) the absence of neighboring property similarly subject to a conservation easement to provide a basis for comparing values between properties; and
    • (d) any other factor that causes the fair market value of the property to be affected because of the presence of a conservation easement.
  • (2)
    • (a) In assessing the fair market value of a golf course or hunting club, a county assessor shall consider factors relating to the golf course or hunting club and neighboring property that affect the fair market value of the golf course or hunting club, including:
      • (i) value that transfers to neighboring property because of the presence of the golf course or hunting club;
      • (ii) practical and legal restrictions on the development potential of the golf course or hunting club; and
      • (iii) the history of operation of the golf course or hunting club and the likelihood that the present use will continue into the future.
    • (b) The valuation method a county assessor may use in determining the fair market value of a golf course or hunting club includes:
      • (i) the cost approach;
      • (ii) the income capitalization approach; and
      • (iii) the sales comparison approach.
  • (3) In assessing the fair market value of property that is a common area or facility under Title 57, Chapter 8, Condominium Ownership Act, or a common area under Title 57, Chapter 8a, Community Association Act, a county assessor shall consider factors relating to the property and neighboring property that affect the fair market value of the property being assessed, including:
    • (a) value that transfers to neighboring property because the property is a common area or facility;
    • (b) practical and legal restrictions on the development potential of the property because the property is a common area or facility;
    • (c) the absence of neighboring property similarly situated as a common area or facility to provide a basis for comparing values between properties; and
    • (d) any other factor that causes the fair market value of the property to be affected because the property is a common area or facility.




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