The Assessor's Office maintains the ownership information for each parcel and updates the records when property is sold, transferred, combined or split. The office also administers the widows, widower and disability exemptions and the Senior Valuation Freeze.
Property classified as Legal Class 4.1 is not listed as a registered rental but still does not receive the State Aid to Education Tax Credit. An example of a property in Legal Class 4.1 is a secondary home.
The Assessor has the following basic responsibilities: Locates and identifies all taxable property in Maricopa County and further identifies the ownership. Establishes a value for all property subject to property taxation. Lists the values of all property on the assessment roll. Apply all legal exemptions.
Under A.R.S. 42-13301 the LPV is the limited property value of the property in the preceding valuation year plus five percent of that value.
An assessor is a local government official who determines the value of a property for local real estate taxation purposes. The figures assessors derive are used to calculate future property taxes. The assessor estimates the value of real property within a city or town's boundaries.