Most pools increase the Full Cash Value of homes, and their property taxes.

Your tax bill is affected by a number of factors, but the main one is the full cash value (FCV) of your home. Therefore, notifying the county assessor when a pool is removed may lower your taxes.

Not all pools affect the value of a home – there are exceptions.

Typically, a pool increases a home’s FCV by $10,000 to $30,000. The increase does not depend on the cost of the pool or its size or age or condition; rather, it depends mainly on the home’s location within the county which determines the Economic District in which it lies.

Removing a pool decreases the FCV by the same amount, but only if the homeowner notifies the Assessor’s Office.

Taxes are based on Limited Value (LV), not FCV. If a home’s FCV is greater than its LV, then removing a pool may not immediately lower the home’s property taxes.

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