Sussex County is nearing the completion of its extensive property reassessment project, which has been underway for several years. The reassessment, which covers nearly 200,000 parcels across the county, is a crucial step in ensuring fair and accurate property valuations, following a 2018 education funding lawsuit. The NAACP of Delaware and Delawareans for Educational Opportunity filed a lawsuit against the …
Kent County residents first to see new property values
Kim Patterson Luton of Dover got a Christmas present nobody would want: A letter detailing the new reassessment of her family’s property. The letter, which arrived in mid-December, concerned property built in 2005 and long assessed at $59,300. Under the new evaluation, her home is assessed at an eye-popping $419,300. “My husband and I are seniors and living on fixed …