Prometheus
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So I bought some acreage with a home up in NW Indiana a couple of months ago.
Tax assessor came out and made his rounds and did some measuring when my wife and I weren't home. My 17 year old daughter was and didn't answer the door, she called and I said you don't have to, just ignore it. He marched around and apparently tried looking through my office window. It was a new purchase and from what I understand the county assessors office has to reassess whenever a property is sold. No notice that he was out was left. I called and inquired while this guy was going around the house if it was an appraiser as the vehicle was nondescript and my daughter was unsure who it was.
This week apparently someone else from the assessors office came out, knocked and was nosing around. Again my wife and I weren't home but daughters were. Knocked and walked around.
This time they were peering into my barn windows, daughter said the car they parked out front had a assessors office seal thing on the door... again no notice they had been on my property poking around, what gives?
FYI I have no trespassing signs posted and the driveway is 450' long. If they were just coming out to (re)measure, fine whatever. Put looking into windows crosses the line IMO.
Anyone know what actual laws govern their behavoir? I plan on installing a gate in the spring, any help there? Governing items: Homestead exemption and single family home with seperate pole barn near by, unincorporated and zoned AG cash/grain farm.
I've been trying to find any laws regarding what they can or can't do and I came up with this gem does this apply to homes?
http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/2010/title6/ar1.1/ch4.pdf
Holy horrendous formatting! I can't copy paste it so here is a screen shot:
Tax assessor came out and made his rounds and did some measuring when my wife and I weren't home. My 17 year old daughter was and didn't answer the door, she called and I said you don't have to, just ignore it. He marched around and apparently tried looking through my office window. It was a new purchase and from what I understand the county assessors office has to reassess whenever a property is sold. No notice that he was out was left. I called and inquired while this guy was going around the house if it was an appraiser as the vehicle was nondescript and my daughter was unsure who it was.
This week apparently someone else from the assessors office came out, knocked and was nosing around. Again my wife and I weren't home but daughters were. Knocked and walked around.
This time they were peering into my barn windows, daughter said the car they parked out front had a assessors office seal thing on the door... again no notice they had been on my property poking around, what gives?
FYI I have no trespassing signs posted and the driveway is 450' long. If they were just coming out to (re)measure, fine whatever. Put looking into windows crosses the line IMO.
Anyone know what actual laws govern their behavoir? I plan on installing a gate in the spring, any help there? Governing items: Homestead exemption and single family home with seperate pole barn near by, unincorporated and zoned AG cash/grain farm.
I've been trying to find any laws regarding what they can or can't do and I came up with this gem does this apply to homes?
http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/2010/title6/ar1.1/ch4.pdf
Holy horrendous formatting! I can't copy paste it so here is a screen shot:
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