I think the new jurisdiction is to Snow Rd, the old was to Cody. But I’m not sure they base that on “land miles” or “air miles”, because my husband said he had looked at the jurisdiction map for the PD, and the line actually runs through my sister’s back yard-and they live out Howell’s Ferry, about a mile or so past Snow Rd.

working4u, i will email my sister in law and find out the facts again, i know it was on the website because i downloaded the forms. of course i can not find them now. as for the police jurisdiction
no it it was so many miles past cody. had a policeman tell me i need to check it out because ,i was not suppose to paying that xtra 2% but thanks anyway. i know everytime i rode by seems like they were moving the sign police jurisdiction ends.

I’ve had the county appraisers go down my street a number of times in the past ! But it might be only every four years or so and then the rest of the times they use their computer generated assessments, I could believe that without any problems. There are alot of tax exempt properties that shouldn’t be that are in the county. I know of two or three right in my area of young people on disability and who are working on the side and paying no property taxes at all and some who are paying property taxes and working and making less than the ones on disability. It’s a can of worms when you start making exceptions. SouthFan1981, I wasn’t questioning your info, just reporting what I found on that site. Don’t be quite so quick to be rude in a response.

roesepetal-I hope it has changed now. In January one of my employees in his 50’s moved in with his 76 year old widowed mother. She had never stopped paying her yearly tax bill. Her son noticed and advised her otherwise. When she applied for the exemption she was not given a refund for the past years she paid when she qualified. One of my neighbours just discovered the same. They are in their seventies. I was under the impression the old MPDJ was about 1/8 mi. before Snow rd. That Winn Dixie Shopping Center was just outside the MPDJ. Thats why folks loved to shop there. Only County and State sales taxes on groceries.

working4u , i believe that was changed about the refunds within the last couple of years, i notice the page is no longer on the website stating the change. i know for a fact my sister in law, was made aware of it by her cpa. she got the refund. she lives in gulfshores, it should be the same over here., but another question, before the city annexed to schillinger rd., when it was still at cody, how many miles was police jurisdiction past cody. i get different answers. just thought maybe you would know.

Folks. Your property appraisal is computer generated. No person comes out to your property to see if your house has been freshly painted or you have put up a privacy fence or cut the grass lately. Your property description-bdrooms,bths,frpl,2cgarg is run against homes with the same size & features in your general area. Age is not an issue. This is where the fair market value comes in. The abandoned house with grass grown up that has the same features and size as the occupied house accross the street reflect equal market value. I have know retired folks that are in their seventies that had no clue until now that they were tax exempted from property tax. No refunds can or will be issued because they did not apply for those past years.
To my knowledge you do not get refunded for past tax payments. If you notice the Mobile County Revenue Department does not advertise these possible exemptions. Gee, I wonder why?

If you can’t hear me, maybe you are deaf… EH? That’s a tax break, too.

DOGGONE IT! If your over 65 you just get out paying state taxes on it. County, School and Municipal taxes still have to be paid.

Have fun sorting it all out. Our neighbor is appraised at 13K less but has the same sq footage, a garage and a carport. Could it be they count landscaping and paint as added value? If invasive, crappy popcorn trees sprouting up all over detracts value, I understand the difference!
While you are asking questions, find out why THEY have TWO homepages and no link from one to the other.

Appreciate it SouthFan, I’ll check it out.