Property Tax Appeal Board Decision 2003-29457-R-1 Martinez

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Based on the facts and exhibits presented, the Property Tax
Appeal Board hereby finds no change in the assessment of the
property as established by the Cook County Board of Review is
warranted. The correct assessed valuation of the property is:
LAND: $ 1,598
IMPR.: $ 21,112
TOTAL: $ 22,710
Subject only to the State multiplier as applicable.
Final administrative decisions of the Property Tax Appeal Board
are subject to review in the Circuit Court or Appellate Court
under the provisions of the Administrative Review Law (735 ILCS
5/3-101 et seq.) and section 16-195 of the Property Tax Code.
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PROPERTY TAX APPEAL BOARD'S DECISION
APPELLANT: Juanita Martinez
DOCKET NO.: 03-29457.001-R-1
PARCEL NO.: 13-36-117-022-0000
The parties of record before the Property Tax Appeal Board are
Juanita Martinez, the appellant, by attorney Stephanie Park,
Chicago, and the Cook County Board of Review.
The subject property consists of a 40-year-old, one-story,
single-family dwelling of masonry construction containing 1,242
square feet of living area and located in West Chicago Township,
Cook County. Features of the home include one and one-half
bathrooms and a full-unfinished basement.
The appellant, through counsel, appeared before the Property Tax
Appeal Board arguing unequal treatment in the assessment process
of the improvement as the basis of the appeal. In support of
this claim, the appellant submitted assessment data and
descriptive information on eight properties suggested as
comparable to the subject. The appellant also submitted a two-page
brief, a photograph of the subject and a copy of the board
of review's decision. Based on the appellant's documents, the
eight suggested comparables consist of two-story, single-family
dwellings of frame or frame and masonry construction with the
same neighborhood code as the subject. The improvements range in
size from 1,240 to 1,354 square feet of living area and range in
age from 17 to 31 years. The comparables contain one or one and
one-half bathrooms. Seven comparables contain an unfinished
basement and two comparables have a two-car detached garage. The
improvement assessments range from $13.30 to $14.84 per square
foot of living area. Based on the evidence submitted, the