RESTRICTIONS ON THE TAX POWER

There is no general limitation on counties, but county levies authorized for a few specific purposes may be subject to some rate limits. Municipalities, school districts, and special districts are subject to statutory rate limits that can be exceeded only by voter approval of the specific increase in the respective district. Debt servicing levies do not usually fall within the restrictions.

1970 TAX RATE FOR SAN FRANCISCO

128.20 per $1,000 assessed valuation

Assessment/Sales Ratio 22%. Entire state moving toward target ratio of 25%.

PART III: SURVEY INSTRUMENTS

A. INVESTOR INTERVIEW

INVESTOR INTERVIEW

Interviewer

City

Respondent

Date

INTRODUCTORY TELEPHONE CALL

My name is

and I work for Arthur D. Little, Inc., a management consulting firm located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We are doing a study for the Department of Housing and Urban Development of center city property owners and managers, and the problems they encounter in the ownership and maintenance of property in the city. We are especially interested in finding out what effect property taxation has on the maintenance and improvement of properties. We are talking to property owners and managers in ten cities all over the country. Your name has been given to us as an owner of property (name city). Can we make an appointment to talk with you? The terms of our contract with the Department of Housing and Urban Development provide that any information we receive during this study from particular property owners will be strictly confidential. No information will be given to either HUD or any other government agency or official in a form that will identify data with the participants in our study.

here in

INTERVIEW

Repeat above introduction, say something about yourself here to make the atmosphere more informal if you choose. See interview instructions for possible introductory conversation.

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a. How many properties and units do you own in all? (Find out whether these are commercial or residential properties, and classify according to table below. I

b.

Current Land

Commercial

PROPERTY DATA SHEET

Residential

1-29 Units

30+ Units

How do land and property values in the neighborhood where the property(ies)
under consideration is (are) located compare with values in this city
generally? (See definitions Operational Selection of Neighborhood.
Note respondent's definition of his neighborhood boundaries and note
how it compares with the neighborhood boundary we have developed through
city reconnaissance. Obtain data from Assessor's records whenever possible.)

Property 1

Above Below
Aver. Aver. Aver.

Property 2

Above Below

Aver. Aver. Aver.

Property 3
Above Below
Aver. Aver. Aver.

Values

Current Value of

Buildings or

Improvements

Current Total
Property Value

2