Re: Are sunrooms considered in the square fotage of a home for real estate tax purposes?
Kompu Kid
I am also wondering if and when a workshop gets included in the sq.
footage.
Any comments?
On Mar 27, 10:16 pm, Kompu Kid <deg...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Helo All:
>
> My aunt is considering a sunroom for her home. She asked me to
> research and find out how the county would treat the additional square
> footage covered for real estate taxes.
>
> She lives in San Jose Ca (Santa Clara county).
>
> Thanks!
>
> Deguza
DerbyDad03
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re: I asked this elsewhere but no answers yet.
I'm guessing the one place you didn't ask was the county offices of
Santa Clara.
What things gets taxed (and how) in the county of Santa Clara, CA is
probably very different from what things get taxed in (and how) in
Athens County, OH or Yates County, NY or Orleans Parish, LA..
You'll get the most accurate answer directly from those that do the
taxing.
Pat
For Yates County, NY, I know the answer. It's: Maybe.
There are three ways to determine value. The assessor uses either
replacement cost (based on square footage) or comparables. If it is a
s.f. calc, then yes. But it's at a lower rate because it's cheaper to
replace. But it also runs a separate depreciation table because it's
newer.
If the assessor uses comps, he/she will look at the overall value of
the home as it compares to other, similar homes. A sun room is part
of the calc. If you were, for example, the ONLY one with a sunroom,
it would be added to the value, but only at a partial amount. A
$10,000 sun room might only be adjusted by, say, $5000.
If it were in Yates County and it wasn't really a sunroom but a
covering for a handicapped ramp, then it wouldn't be assessed at all.
So it might depend on the design and what you call it.
In general. A. It won't have much of an impact and B. call your
assessor.
nicks...@ece.villanova.edu
>> My aunt is considering a sunroom for her home. She asked me to
>> research and find out how the county would treat the additional square
>> footage covered for real estate taxes.
My PA sunspace (a $500 32'x12'x16' tall lean-to greenhouse with a $150
building permit :-) was classified "HVAC space," so it didn't increase
the tax bill.
Nick
Frank
>> Helo All:
>>
>> My aunt is considering a sunroom for her home. She asked me to
>> research and find out how the county would treat the additional square
>> footage covered for real estate taxes.
>>
>> She lives in San Jose Ca (Santa Clara county).
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Deguza
>
Much cheaper than conditioned space in the house. It does not add footage to
the house but it does add value. Ask the contractor doing the sunroom but
verify with the county.