Vermont § 4467 - Determination of appeal

§ 4467. Determination of appeal

• (a) Upon appeal to the Director or the court, the hearing officer or court shall proceed
  de novo and determine the correct valuation of the property as promptly as practicable
  and to determine a homestead and a housesite value if a homestead has been declared
  with respect to the property for the year in which the appeal is taken. The hearing
  officer or court shall take into account the requirements of law as to valuation,
  and the provisions of Chapter I, Article 9 of the Constitution of Vermont and the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. (b) If the hearing officer or court finds that the listed value of the property subject
  to appeal does not correspond to the listed value of comparable properties within
  the town, the hearing officer or court shall set the property in the list at a corresponding
  value. The findings and determinations of the hearing officer shall be made in writing
  and shall be available to the appellant. (c)(1) If the appeal is taken to the Director, the hearing officer may inspect the property
  prior to making a determination, unless one of the parties requests an inspection,
  in which case the hearing officer shall inspect the property prior to making a determination.
  Within 10 days of the appeal being filed with the Director, the Director shall notify
  the property owner in writing of the Director’s option to request an inspection under
  this section. (2) During a declared state of emergency under 20 V.S.A. chapter 1, a hearing officer shall not be required to physically inspect any property that
  is the subject of an appeal. If the appellant requests in writing that the property
  be inspected for purposes of the appeal, the hearing officer shall conduct the inspection
  through electronic means. If the appellant does not facilitate the inspection through
  electronic means, then the appeal shall be deemed withdrawn. (3) As used in this subsection, “electronic means” means the transmittal of video or photographic
  evidence by the appellant at the direction of the hearing officer conducting the inspection. (Added 1969, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1973, No. 104, § 4, eff. April 25, 1973, operative only with respect to appeals brought after that date; 1983, No. 215 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 10, 1984; 1995, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 295; 1999, No. 49, § 16, eff. June 2, 1999; 2003, No. 76 (Adj. Sess.), § 12, eff. Feb. 17, 2004; 2013, No. 73, § 34; 2015, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. May 25, 2016; 2021, No. 157 (Adj. Sess.), § 10, eff. July 1, 2022.)