Fair + Equitable August 2023

Authors

• International Association of Assessing Officers

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Description

The August issue cover story explores lawmakers in multiple states enacting major tax cuts despite slowing revenues.

Table of Contents

Overview - Patrick Alesandrini, CAE, RES - p. 2

• Relationships are the best assets of membership in IAAO. I have been making friends in this organization since 1981 and I plan on making more at conference this year.

Roommate Rental Doesn't Void Homestead Exemption - Sandra Patterson - p. 5

• A Michigan homeowner still qualified for the full 100% homestead exemption even though she rented a portion of her single-family home to a roommate.

Let the Good Times Roll - Alan Greenblatt - p.6

• Multiple states have passed legislation that will send hundreds of millions of dollars back to taxpayers.

Salt Lake City: Nine Must-Sees & Pre-Conference Information - IAAO Staff - p. 10

Akin Akinyemi: What Diversity and Inclusion Mean to Me - Akin Akinyemi, PhD, CMS - p. 18

• Leon County (Florida) Property Appraiser Akin Akinyemi, Ph.D., RA, CFA, CMS, tells his story of coming to the United States from Nigeria to begin a new life.

Anticipating the Biggest Changes in the Future for the Property Assessment Industry - Michael Lomax, MBA, RI - p. 20

• It is evident that the industry will continue to undergo significant transformations because of technological advancements and evolving stakeholder expectations.

Association News - IAAO Staff - p. 22

In Memoriam: Jewette Farley - IAAO Staff & Lisa A. Hobart, CAE, PPS, FIAAO - p. 28

Never Let a Chapter's Size Limit Its Potential - Taylor Dobson & Timothy Hall, Sr. - p. 30

• We would like to encourage everyone to get involved with your local chapter and help make a positive impact on your peers and the direction of your state. IAAO needs your ideas and your passion to build a stronger association for all of us.

IAAO Library: New Materials List - IAAO Staff - p. 34

By the Numbers - Audit- p. 40

Roles

Editorial Review Board: Laureen Birdsall, CAE, ESQ.; Margie Cusack, FIAAO; Shannon Hiss, RES, RMA; Lisa Hobart, CAE, PPS, FIAAO; Kerry Leichtman; Josh Myers; Heather Poore, AAS, RES; Jeff Spelman, CAE; Joan Youngman, Esq.

Contributing Authors: Patrick Alesandrini, CAE, RES; Sandra Patterson; Alan Greenblatt; Akin Akinyemi, PhD, CMS; Michael Lomax, MBA, RI; Lisa A. Hobart, CAE, PPS, FIAAO; Taylor Dobson; Timothy Hall, Sr.

Publications Manager: Keith Robison

Senior Director, Communications & Technology: Mike Ardis, APR

Publication Date

8-1-2023

Keywords

Property tax relief, Racial equity, Diversity in the workplace, Technology in assessment, Homestead exemptions