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8 <br /> <br /> <br />• Other landowners at Lake Orange in this same situation should use the same method to <br />solve their overlappage issue by obtaining a new survey. After a new survey has been <br />recorded for the properties, then adjustments to size and property lines will be made by <br />Orange County Tax staff in accordance with the updated survey, and any resulting reduction <br />in value will be effective for January 1 of the year following the recording of the survey. <br /> <br />• In order to be equitable, the County must require that all Lake Orange land owners are <br />treated the same, and follow the statutes regarding land ownership as all other Orange <br />County property owners. Standard procedure by Tax Office staff when contacted for <br />assistance is to advise the taxpayer to seek legal guidance and ultimately to record a new <br />survey. It is expressed that the County must tax property owners according to recorded <br />documents, and is not able to change what a property owner’s tax is based on without a <br />new survey. <br /> <br />• It is important to recognize that approximately half of the current Lake Orange Land owners <br />have already taken the appropriate steps to establish the correct ownership of the Lake <br />Orange property. <br /> <br />• It is significant to realize that overlappage issues are not restricted to just the Lake Orange <br />area. Other landowners in the County have had situations that required a new deed or <br />survey to establish ownership and update tax records. During the June 4th Board meeting, <br />County Attorney John Roberts pointed out that if the issue with the Guibert property is one <br />of double taxation, then the Guiberts should be eligible for a refund. If the issue were not <br />determined as double taxation, the Board would be at risk of personal liability to anyone in <br />the County who challenged it. <br /> <br />