According to the Gazette-Virginian, Halifax County landowners who have complaints or objections about their real estate assessments may meet with the board of equalization. Meetings are scheduled at 10-minute intervals on Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday, Feb. 11, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The equalization board is listening to complaints of inequalities, including errors in acreage, according to Halifax County Tax Assessor Harold Throckmorton. Prior to a change being granted, the taxpayer or his agent is required to prove the property is not uniform with similar properties or prove the property is assessed in excess of its fair market value, said Throckmorton.

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