Walters v. Knox County Board of Revision

Appellant board of revision argues that the BTA acted unreasonably and unlawfully when it accepted the sale prices the Walterses paid for the five Apple Valley Lake lots as the true values of the properties. In its first proposition of law, the board of revision contends that the BTA failed to consider factors other than the purchase prices of the five lots. R.C. 5713.03, which governs taxable valuation of real property, provides in pertinent part:

“* * * In determining the true value of any tract, lot, or parcel of real estate under this section, if such tract, lot, or parcel has been the…