Responsibilities
The county assessor is responsible for the following:
- Lists and maintains records on each piece of taxable real and personal property in Cleveland County
- Real Property includes land and buildings
- Personal Property includes business furniture and fixtures, business equipment, business inventory, farm equipment, and manufactured homes
- Determines fair market value annually for homes, businesses and other taxable property in Cleveland County
- Fair market value may go up or down depending on the real estate market in the county
- Notifies property owners of any increase in the fair market value of their property
- Assists taxpayers in filing homestead exemption and affidavits for property that is exempt under Oklahoma law
- Resolves questions or protests about valuation
- Preparation and certification of the assessment and tax rolls
- Appears before the County Board of Equalization
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County Assessor website for further information including documents, reports, information about the current county assessor, and more.