Appraisal Terms Help
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
2001 Tax Roll is certified in October, 2001, and is considered the Current Tax Roll until
October of 2002.
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.
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.
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.
Location:
The Location is the physical address of the property.
Instrument:
The Instrument is the method used to record the type of sales transaction.
Sale Month/Year:
The Sale Month/Year is the date of the recorded sale.
Property Use:
The Property Use denotes the primary use of a property as a whole.
Subdivision:
A Subdivision is the legally recorded name of a developed area.
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.
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.
Tax Jurisdiction:
The Tax Jurisdiction denotes the primary Taxing Authority where a property is located.
Number of Acres:
Acres are self-explanatory. An acreage figure is usually not maintained for parcels coded as lots.
Zoning:
Zoning is how the property use has been defined by local planners.
Land Use:
The Land Use denotes the primary use of all or part of the land for a particular property.
Land Value:
This Land Value is the classified use or ag value of the land if the property has been granted an agricultural classification.
Market Land Value:
The Market Land Value is the assessed value of the land without an agricultural classification
Vacant/Improved:
Whether the property was Vacant (no building) or Improved (had a building) at the time of this sales transaction.
Actual Year Built:
The year that a building on the property was originally constructed.
Effective Year Built:
Part of the cost approach used to measure depreciation, determined by the utility and condition of the building.
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.
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.
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.
Bedrooms:
The number of bedrooms of the existing structure on the property.
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.
Stories:
The number of stories of the existing structure on the property. Stories may be defined as full or half story.
Building Use:
The Building Use Code denotes the primary use of a building on a particular property.
Building Value:
The Building Value is the value of the major structures on the property.
Miscellaneous Use:
The Miscellaneous Use denotes the additional features with value for a particular property.
Miscallaneous Value:
The Miscallaneous Value is the value of the miscellaneous improvements on the property.
Total Value:
The Total Value is the combined values of the land and all improvements.
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.
Assessed Value:
The Assessed Value is the combined values of the land and all improvements minus any
Save Our Homes Deferred Value.
Exempt Amount:
The Exempt Amount is the total amount of exemptions granted to the property or the homeowner.
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:
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.
Exterior Wall Type:
The Exterior Wall Type denotes the type of structure of the exterior wall.
AC:
AC denotes whether or not the building has air conditioning and what kind it is.
Heating:
Heating denotes whether or not the building has heating and what kind it is.
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.
OR Book/OR Page:
The OR Book and Page specifies the Official Records book and page number where the sales transaction has been recorded.
Permit Number:
The Permit Number is assigned by the local Codes Agency who issues the permit for the property.
Permit Type:
The Permit Type describes the type of work for which the permit is issued.
Issue Date:
The Issue Date is the date of the permit was issued by the local codes agency.
Final Date:
The Final Date is the date the permit was signed off on or inspected by the local Codes agency.
Appraisal Date:
The Appraisal Date is the date the completed permit work was appraised by a property appraiser.
