Notice of Appraisal 2026

Dear Property Owner, Idaho State Code 63-314 requires the County Assessor’s Office to visit and assess 20% of the parcels in the county, so once every five years, the remaining 80% of parcels are assessed using mass appraisal methods. This letter is being sent to all property owners in Bonner County that are scheduled to be visited this year. Our office has adopted a zero-trespass policy and will only enter your private property with your expressed permission. Please consider participating in the assessment of your property. When property owners grant permission to our appraisers the information used to estimate the value of your parcel is more accurate by virtue of eyes on and owner clarification of features otherwise open to misinterpretation. Failing these visits and interaction, appraisers must instead rely on other sources of information, such as building plans, permit applications, aerial images, and adjacent off-site observations and real estate website listings. Although all of these are legitimate sources of information, they are secondary to our preference for a physical visit and interaction with the owner or their representative. The Assessor’s Office understands that privacy and property rights are very important to Bonner County residents. Since the accuracy of our assessments can only be as good as the information we obtain, we again ask that you consider participating in the assessment of your property by granting our request for permission to enter your property to perform our state-required Field inspections for 2026. What you can expect from us during our Field visit: given your permission (1.) A respectful appraiser from our office visiting your property on a weekday between 9am and 3pm. (2) The appraiser will be on-site for approximately 10-15 minutes, taking observations, measurements, and photos.(3) Gates will be left the way they were found. (4 )The appraiser will only do exterior inspection of all structures. We will not enter any structures. (5) The appraiser will immediately leave your property if asked. If you find the above request reasonable and decide to grant permission to our staff to enter your property, please Fill out this form and submit it.   Please leave any comments, conditions, restrictions or notes you feel are appropriate in the "comment" field of this form. Lastly, please notify any affected tenants you may have living on your parcel.     

Sincerely, Dennis Engelhardt, Assessor