Boise, Idaho Area Real Estate Information
Ada County Assessor / Property Information
Who do I contact with questions about my property's
appraised value or maps?
Click Here for
more information on Appraisals / Assessments.
Is There data available online?
Yes. Please click
here to learn more about Ada County's new Online Mapping
System!
Is the ownership of property public
information? If so, how can you find the information?
The ownership of property is public information, but privacy
concerns prevents owners names to be published on the internet.
If you need ownership information on one or two parcels, please
call the Ada County Assessors office at 208-287-7200. If your
research is more extensive, please visit their office and help
yourself to the information at our public terminals.
What is a HOMESTEAD exemption?
People frequently ask whether a person must file under the
Homestead Act to protect his or her home from creditors or a
judgment. According to Idaho Code 55-1001 through 55-1005,
a person does not need to file under Idaho Homestead
provisions to protect his or her homestead if the home is occupied
as a principle residence.
Homestead is defined as "the dwelling house or mobile home
in which the owner resides or intends to reside, with appurtenant
buildings, and the land on which the same are situated.." The
exemption amount shall not exceed the lesser of the total net
value of the lands, mobile home and improvements, or $50,000.
If the property meets the definition of homestead, then it is
automatically protected. If a person owns unimproved
or improved land that is not yet occupied as a homestead, then
the owner must file a declaration of homestead, stating that
he or she intends to make the premises his or her principle residence
and include a legal description and an estimate of the cash value. If
a person owns land that is not yet occupied as a homestead, but
also owns another parcel on which the owner presently resides,
the owner must execute a "declaration of abandonment" (55-1004(4)). This
prevents a person from claiming two homesteads at the same time.
Property Tax Billing and Histories
Who do I contact with questions about
property tax bills or payments?
The Ada County Treasurer's Office. Contact
information:
200 West Front Street,
New Ada County Courthouse - 1st Floor
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 287-6800
FAX: (208) 287-6809
Hours: M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Website
Other Departments
Who do I contact with questions about
Planning and Zoning?
Ada County Development Services
200 West Front Street
New Ada County Courthouse - 2nd Floor
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 287-7900
FAX: (208) 287-7909
Hours: M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Who do I contact with questions about
accessing Recorder's documents?
The Ada County Clerk/Auditor/Recorder's Office
200 West Front Street
New Ada County Courthouse - 1st Floor
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 287-6840
Hours: M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Who do I contact with questions about
the Commissioners' Hearing Schedule?
The Ada County Commissioners Office
200 West Front Street
New Ada County Courthouse - 3rd Floor
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 287-7000
FAX: (208) 287-7009
Hours: M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
|