The governing body of any city having a population not in excess of 30,000 may, in lieu of the reassessment provided by general law, by ordinance provide for the annual assessment and reassessment and equalization of assessments of real estate therein, and to that end may appoint a professional real estate assessor certified by the Department, or a board of assessors, to assess and from time to time reassess for taxation in such city, and shall prescribe the duties and terms of office of the assessor or assessors.

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 58.1-3251

  • City: means an independent incorporated community which became a city as provided by law before noon on July 1, 1971, or which has within defined boundaries a population of 5,000 or more and which has become a city as provided by law. See Virginia Code 1-208
  • Department: means the Department of Taxation. See Virginia Code 58.1-1
  • real estate: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments, and all rights and appurtenances thereto and interests therein, other than a chattel interest. See Virginia Code 1-219

Code 1950, § 58-776.1; 1950, p. 700; 1952, c. 164; 1976, c. 717; 1979, c. 577; 1983, c. 304; 1984, c. 675.