Amanda Domsitz - Aug. 7, 2018
New, lower CAUV valuations will be applied this year in 24 Ohio counties. Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis talks about what this means and how it came to be. Listen to Legal with Leah, a podcast featuring Ohio Farm Bureau’s…
Property tax bills are reaching mailboxes again, and in counties reassessed in 2017 landowners are already seeing the impacts of CAUV reform. Those counties are seeing a 30 percent decrease in their land values and similar decreases in their taxes,…
It is helpful to have your property tax bill handy for this explanation of general property tax information and how it relates to CAUV. Your property tax information will typically show several different types of values: Market or appraised value:…
The recent CAUV reforms more accurately value land in conservation, but some landowners need to get with their county auditor to take advantage of the changes, said Leah Curtis, OFBF policy counsel and senior director of member engagement. “What we…
Two cases regarding Current Agricultural Use Value were decided in favor of landowners earlier this month by the Ohio Supreme Court. Ohio Farm Bureau supported plaintiffs in both cases through amicus briefs, according to Leah Curtis, policy counsel and senior…
Lucas County Auditor to hold CAUV meetings throughout the month of September.
For more than 40 years CAUV has been preserving farms, but this year it was time for an update. Katherine Harrison smiled as she looked out over her small livestock farm on the fringes of Canal Winchester and Groveport in…
There has never been a more critical time to voice your support of CAUV reform! Call your member of the Ohio House of Representatives today!
There has never been a more critical time to voice your support of CAUV reform! Call your member of the Ohio House of Representatives today!
Lynn Snyder - April 25, 2017**Update: May 2, the Ohio House of Representatives passed HB 49, the state budget bill, which included critical language to help reform CAUV. The Ohio Senate will now take up and review the budget, including the CAUV reform language, making their own changes…
