Appraisal Terms Help

AC

AC:

AC denotes whether or not the building has air conditioning and what kind it is.

Actual Year Built

Actual Year Built:

The year that a building on the property was originally constructed. The year 1900 is used when no year of construction is on file.

Appraisal Date

Appraisal Date:

The Appraisal Date is the date the completed permit work was appraised by a property appraiser.

Area Type

Area Type:

Area Type denotes the different types of a building structure such as the Base or main structure and any other sub structures, such as porches, garages, canopies, patios, etc.

Assessed Value

Assessed Value:

The Assessed Value is the combined values of the land and all improvements minus any Save Our Homes Deferred Value.

Bathrooms

Bathrooms:

The number of bathrooms of the existing structure on the property. Bathrooms may be defined as full or half baths. For Commercial properties, this figure usually indicates the number of bathroom fixtures, not actual bathrooms.

Bedrooms

Bedrooms:

The number of bedrooms of the existing structure on the property.

Building Use

Building Use:

The Building Use Code denotes the primary use of a building on a particular property.

Building Value

Building Value:

The Building Value is the value of the major structures on the property.

City

Tax Jurisdiction:

The Tax Jurisdiction denotes the primary Taxing Authority where a property is located.

Effective Year Built

Effective Year Built:

Part of the cost approach used to measure depreciation, determined by the utility and condition of the building.

Exempt Amount

Exempt Amount:

The Exempt Amount is the total amount of exemptions granted to the property or the homeowner.

Exterior Wall Type

Exterior Wall Type:

The Exterior Wall Type denotes the type of structure of the exterior wall.

Final Date

Final Date:

The Final Date is the date the permit was signed off on or inspected by the local Codes agency.

Heated Square Footage

Heated Square Footage:

Heated Square Footage is the number of square feet for all buildings on the property that is considered to be enclosed and subject to heating or cooling.

Heating

Heating:

Heating denotes whether or not the building has heating and what kind it is.

Instrument:

Instrument:

The Instrument is the method used to record the type of sales transaction.

Issue Date

Issue Date:

The Issue Date is the date of the permit was issued by the local codes agency.

Land Use

Land Use:

The Land Use denotes the primary use of all or part of the land for a particular property.

Land Value

Land Value:

This Land Value is the classified use or ag value of the land if the property has been granted an agricultural classification.

Location:

Location:

The Location is the physical address of the property.

Market Value

Market Land Value:

The Market Land Value is the assessed value of the land without an agricultural classification

Miscellaneous Use

Miscellaneous Use:

The Miscellaneous Use denotes the additional features with value for a particular property.

Miscellaneous Value

Miscallaneous Value:

The Miscallaneous Value is the value of the miscellaneous improvements on the property.

Neighborhood

Area/Neighborhood:

A Neighborhood or Area is an appraiser-defined group of parcels with common characteristics. A neighborhood may or may not be related to a subdivision.

Number of Acres

Number of Acres:

Acres are self-explanatory. An acreage figure is usually not maintained for parcels coded as lots.

OR Book

OR Book/OR Page:

The OR Book and Page specifies the Official Records book and page number where the sales transaction has been recorded.

Parcel Number

Parcel Number:

The Parcel Number is the primary identification for a specific piece of Real Estate property in Alachua County. The default setting of "Any Parcel" causes every parcel number on file to be included in the search.

Parcel Number is ALSO known as: Account Number, PIN and Tax Parcel.

To narrow a search for property by parcel number, locate the parcel number on a trim notice, tax bill, homestead notice, or Ag exemption notification. The number will have the format: 99999 999 999 -OR- 99999-999-999.

After locating the number enter it into the From: Parcel Number field. The leading zeros do not need to be entered, but a separator (blank or -) must be entered between the 3 parts of the parcel number.

For example, Parcel Number 00034 050 001, could be entered any of the following ways:

34 50 1
34-50-1
00034 050 001
00034-050-001

If a specific parcel number is not known, then a parcel range can be entered and the search will return a list of parcels within the range.

Permit Number

Permit Number:

The Permit Number is assigned by the local Codes Agency who issues the permit for the property.

Permit Type

Permit Type:

The Permit Type describes the type of work for which the permit is issued.

Property Use

Property Use:

The Property Use denotes the primary use of a property as a whole.

Qualified

Qualified:

Sales are determined to be qualified if the sale price reflects an accurate dollar amount relative to the actual Market Value of the property. Sales are unqualified if the sale price is not reflective of the Market Value. Sales such as those between family members, for instance, are often unqualified because the sale amount is far less than the Market Value.

Sale Amount

Sale Amount:

The Sale Amount is the dollar figure for which the property was sold or the Sale Price. A standard amount of $100 is normally used if the sales transaction is considered unqualified.

Sale Date

Sale Month/Year:

The Sale Month/Year is the date of the recorded sale.

Section-Township-Range

Section-Township-Range:

The Section, Township and Range denotes the physical location of the property based on the 1 square mile Sections within the Range and Township. Properties within land grants are coded as Section 00.

SOH Deferred Value

SOH Deferred Value:

The SOH Deferred Value is the value of the property that is deferred from taxation because of Amendment 10, Save Our Homes, which restricts increases in homesteaded property values to the Consumer Price Index or a maximum or 3% per year. Once this property is sold and the homestead is removed, the SOH Deferred Value will become part of the assessed value.

Square Footage

Square Footage:

Square Footage is the number of square feet for any area or subarea of a building structure. Usually the Base or main structure is considered heated and certain types of subareas may be heated in full or in part.

Stories

Stories:

The number of stories of the existing structure on the property. Stories may be defined as full or half story.

Subdivision

Subdivision:

A Subdivision is the legally recorded name of a developed area.

Tax Roll Year

Tax Roll Year:

The Tax Roll Year denotes the year of the Certified Tax Roll information. Tax Roll Certification happens each year in mid to late October for that year. Therefore, the 2008 Tax Roll is certified in October, 2008, and is considered the Current Tax Roll until October of 2009.

Taxable Value

Taxable Value:

The Taxable Value is the difference between the Total Assessed Value minus SOH Value minus any Exempt Amount. This is the value that will be multiplied by the millage rates to determine the tax liability.

Taxes Value

Taxes:

The Taxes is the property tax liability amount due to be paid. It is computed by multiplying the Taxable Value of the property by the Millage Rates of each of the applicable Taxing Authorities.

Total Value

Total Value:

The Total Value is the combined values of the land and all improvements.

Vacant or Improved

Vacant/Improved:

Whether the property was Vacant (no building) or Improved (had a building) at the time of this sales transaction.

Zoning

Zoning:

Zoning is how the property use has been defined by local planners.