Della Rowley - Appraiser
Office Location:
501 N Washington - Ground Floor
Wellington, KS 67152
Phone: 620-399-1021, 620-326-8986
Fax: 620-326-6103
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8am to 5 pm
E-Mail Address: drowley@co.sumner.ks.us
2010 Change of Valuation Notices
It’s that time of year again for the Change of Valuation Notices (CVN) to go out. The Sumner County Appraiser’s Office is mailing out the notices on February 26. Della Rowley, Sumner County Appraiser, is requesting that you review your notice and see if you agree with the values.
K.S.A. 70-1476 states: Valuations shall be established for each parcel of real property at its fair market value in money…”
What would you expect your property to bring on the open market? If your notice reflects a value you agree with, great; if not then you have the option to appeal that value. You can begin that process by:
1. Contacting the Sumner County Appraiser’s Office at 620-326-8986.
a. The Staff is there to assist or explain the appeal process
b. The staff will answer questions
2. Ask for information on how the value was arrived at by our office
a. Residential property: comp sheet
b. Commercial: Cost ladder and/or an income & expense sheet (depending on what approach was utilized to value)
3. Go to the Sumner County’s web site @www.co.sumner.ks.us
a. Go to Appraiser’s page
b. Parcel Search
c. Public
d. For the month of March the public can see ALL sales on properties
4. Request a hearing
a. Within 30 days from the CVN mailing date
b. The result CAN BE appealed to higher levels (Small claims and The State Board of Tax Appeals)
3 approaches to value may be utilized by the county appraiser’s office, as with any appraiser. The approaches are as follows:
1. Sales
2. Cost (Replacement Cost New Less Depreciation)
3. Income
On residential property the sales and cost approach are reviewed. The income approach is utilized when there is enough income information available to do so.
Commercial properties in Sumner County are valued mainly utilizing the cost and income approach to value. Even though sales information is utilized in developing the information for analysis, commercial properties as a general rule vary and require too many adjustments to accurately apply the sales approach. Sales of properties whether commercial or residential are carefully scrutinized for validity before using them to compare to similar properties or to use in analysis studies.
Are you going to spend a minimum of $5000 to Build or remodel your residential, commercial or industrial property in Sumner County? Check out the Neighborhood Revitalization Plan before you get started.
The Neighborhood Revitalization Plan is intended to promote the revitalization of the area of Sumner County through the rehabilitation, conservation or redevelopment of the area in order to protect the public health, safety or welfare of the residents of the County.
Construction of an improvement must have been commenced on or after July 1, 2004 the effective date of enactment of the tax rebate program. An application for rebate must be filed within 60 days of the issuance of a building permit. No building or remodeling can begin until the application for rebate has been filed with the appraiser’s office and a picture of the property has been taken. Pictures prior to rehabilitation projects will be taken by the County Appraiser’s Office. Pictures of new construction prior to beginning project will be taken by either the County Appraiser’s Office or the County Planning and Zoning Office. There must be a minimum investment of $5000 for residential, commercial and industrial property.
Go to the NRP Section of this Web site to get a complete explanation of the plan and to download the NRP forms.
Send mail to jburesh@co.sumner.ks.us with questions or comments about this web site.
Last modified: Jan. 7th, 2004