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4 f <br /> L <br /> Allison W. Chambers I <br /> 9023 Laurel Springs Drive <br /> Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br /> i <br /> i <br /> April 10, 2013 <br /> Mr. Dwane Brinson, Orange County Tax Collector <br /> Orange County Tax Administration <br /> P.O. Box 8181 <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> Dear Mr. Brinson, <br /> It came to my attention this spring, after reviewing my homeowners insurance with our carrier, <br /> that the county has charged my husband and I taxes on a 3700+ square foot home since 2009. <br /> Our home is in fact 3054 square feet. I contacted the tax office and discovered that the county <br /> was counting our walk-up attic as finished living space, which it is not. We have lived in our <br /> home for twenty-four years and no one from the tax office has been inside our home since we <br /> finished building it in 1989. That being said, I am unable to understand how, during the last <br /> reassessment, the tax office decided we had that additional living space. <br /> I understand that North Carolina state law does not support my request for a refund of <br /> overpayment of our property tax, but I am compelled, by principle, to do so regardless. <br /> Please consider my request going forward. <br /> Regards, <br /> Allison W. Chambers <br />