The Information Below is Courtesy of the Lancaster County Assessor's Office
Lancaster County, SC (March 7, 2025) – The Lancaster County Assessor’s Office will conduct the county’s 2026 general reassessment of real property, which will take effect in June 2025. The county follows a five-year reassessment cycle.
South Carolina Code of Laws, Section
12-43-217(A), mandates: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
once every fifth year, each county or the state shall appraise and
equalize those properties under its jurisdiction. Property valuation
must be completed at the end of December of the fourth year, and the
county or state shall notify every taxpayer of any change in value or
classification if the change is $1,000 or more. In the fifth year, the
county or state shall implement the program and assess all property on
the newly appraised values.”
When reassessment team members begin
visiting properties, they will carry photo IDs and drive Lancaster
County vehicles. Appraisers will visit residents’ homes to assess real
property and take exterior photos and measurements to determine fair
market value. No reassessment staff will enter any home.
Field assessments are expected to be
completed in June 2025, and notices of new property evaluations will be
mailed to property owners the first week of July 2025. These notices
will also include details on how to appeal to the proposed assessed
values. Please note: This is not a tax bill.
“The Assessor’s Office’s role is to
establish fair market value for real property in Lancaster County,
ensuring the property tax burden is shared fairly and equally,”
Lancaster County Assessor Brad Carnes said. “This year, the Assessor’s
Office is conducting a countywide reassessment of real property within
its jurisdiction in accordance with state law, which requires
reassessment every five years.”
If you have any questions regarding this
mandated law, please contact the Assessor’s office at 803-285-6964 or
assessor@lancastercountysc.gov
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For additional information on property tax re-evaluations, read this article which I published in November 2024.
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