Department of Assessments
201 South Jackson Street, Room 708
Seattle, WA 98104 Office Hours:
Mon - Fri
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. TEL: 206-296-7300
FAX: 206-296-5107
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Glossary of terms for residential parcels
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RANGE |
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(1) The maximum value of a sample, minus the minimum value.
(2) The difference between the maximum and minimum values that a variable may assume.
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RATIO STUDY |
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A study of the relationship between appraised
or assessed values and market values. Indicators of market values may be either
sales or independent "expert" appraisals. Of common interest in ratio studies are
the level and uniformity of the appraisals or assessments. See also level of
appraisal and level of assessment.
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REAL PROPERTY |
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In Washington the law states:
"The term "real property" for the purposes of taxation shall be held and construed
to mean and include the land itself, whether laid out in town lots or otherwise,
and all buildings, structures or improvements or other fixtures of whatsoever kind
thereon, except improvements upon lands the fee of which is still vested in the
United States, or in the state of Washington, and all rights and privileges thereto
belonging or in any wise appertaining, except leases of real property and leasehold
interests therein for a term less than the life of the holder; and all substances
in and under the same; all standing timber growing thereon, except standing timber
owned separately from the ownership of the land upon which the same may stand or be
growing; and all property which the law defines or the courts may interpret,
declare and hold to be real property under the letter, spirit, intent and meaning
of the law for the purposes of taxation. The term real property shall also include
a mobile home which has substantially lost its identity as a mobile unit by virtue
of its being permanently fixed in location upon land owned or leased by the owner
of the mobile home and placed on a permanent foundation (posts or blocks)
with fixed pipe connections with sewer, water, or other utilities: PROVIDED,
That a mobile home located on land leased by the owner of the mobile home shall
be subject to the personal property provisions of chapter
84.56 RCW and RCW
84.60.040." (RCW 84.04.090)
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REAPPRAISAL CYCLE |
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(1) The period of time
necessary for a jurisdiction to have a complete reappraisal. For example, a cycle
of five years occurs when one-fifth of a jurisdiction is reappraised each year and
also when a jurisdiction is reappraised all at once every five years. (2)
The maximum interval between reappraisals as stated in laws.
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RELATIONSHIP |
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The phenomenon whereby knowledge of the value of one variable tells
you something about the probable value of another. (See correlation).
Relationships may be positive (an increase in the value of one variable implies an
increase in the value of the other variable) or negative (a change in the value of one
variable implies a change in the other direction for the value of the other variable).
Independence of two variables means that there is no relationship between them.
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REPLACEMENT COST NEW LESS DEPRECATION (RCNLD) |
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In the cost approach, replacement cost new less physical incurable depreciation.
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REPLACEMENT COST; REPLACEMENT COST NEW |
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The cost, including material, labor, and overhead, that would be incurred in constructing an
improvement having the same utility to its owner as a subject improvement, without
necessarily reproducing exactly any particular characteristics of the subject. The
replacement cost concept implicitly eliminates all functional obsolescence from the value
given; thus only physical depreciation and economic obsolescence need to be subtracted to
obtain replacement cost new less depreciation (RCNLD).
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REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE |
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A sample of observations
from a larger population of observations, such that statistics calculated from the sample
can be expected to represent the characteristics of the population being studied.
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REVALUATION CYCLE |
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Each county assessor shall cause
taxable real property to be physically inspected and valued at least once every six years
in accordance with RCW
84.41.030, and in accordance with a plan filed with and approved by the department
of revenue. Such revaluation plan shall provide that a reasonable portion of all taxable
real property within a county shall be revalued and these newly-determined values placed
on the assessment rolls each year. The department may approve a plan that provides that
all property in the county be revalued every two years. If the revaluation plan provides
for physical inspection at least once each four years, during the intervals between each
physical inspection of real property, the valuation of such property may be adjusted to
its current true and fair value, such adjustments to be based upon appropriate statistical
data. If the revaluation plan provides for physical inspection less frequently than once
each four years, during the intervals between each physical inspection of real property,
the valuation of such property shall be adjusted to its current true and fair value, such
adjustments to be made once each year and to be based upon appropriate statistical data.
The assessor may require property owners to submit pertinent data respecting taxable
property in their control including data respecting any sale or purchase of said property
within the past five years, the cost and characteristics of any improvement on the property
and other facts necessary for appraisal of the property.(RCW 84.41.041)
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