701—71.29(441) Application of two-tier assessment limitation.
	71.29(1) Following receipt of the certification of assessment limitations described in Iowa Code section 441.21(9), the county auditor shall determine the assessed values of property by applying the assessment limitations as required under Iowa Code section 441.21(9).
	71.29(2) When a property unit of commercial property, industrial property, or property valued by the department pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 434 is comprised of more than one parcel, the county auditor shall apply the assessment limitations described in Iowa Code sections 441.21(5)“b”(2)(a) and 441.21(5)“c”(2)(a), as applicable, to each parcel within the property unit by dividing 150,000 by the value of the entire property unit and multiplying the quotient by the value of each parcel within the property unit. Any remaining value of each parcel within the property unit shall receive the assessment limitations described in Iowa Code sections 441.21(5)“b”(2)(b) and 441.21(5)“c”(2)(b), as applicable. The assessment limitations shall be applied as whole numbers.
Example A: Parcels 1, 2, and 3 comprise one property unit of commercial, industrial, or railway property valued at $300,000 total.
Parcel 1 is assessed at $100,000.
Parcel 2 is assessed at $100,000.
Parcel 3 is assessed at $100,000.
The first $50,000 of value of each parcel receives the assessment limitation applicable to residential property. The additional value of each parcel receives the applicable assessment limitation for commercial, industrial, or railway property assessed under Iowa Code chapter 434 described in Iowa Code sections 441.21(5)“b”(2)(b) and 441.21(5)“c”(2)(b).
Example B: Parcels 1, 2, 3, and 4 comprise one property unit of commercial, industrial, or railway property valued at $850,000 total.
Parcel 1 is assessed at $500,000.
Parcel 2 is assessed at $200,000.
Parcel 3 is assessed at $100,000.
Parcel 4 is assessed at $50,000.
The first $88,235 of value of Parcel 1 receives the assessment limitation applicable to residential property. The additional value of the parcel receives the applicable assessment limitation for commercial, industrial, or railway property assessed under Iowa Code chapter 434 described in Iowa Code sections 441.21(5)“b”(2)(b) and 441.21(5)“c”(2)(b).
The first $35,294 of value of Parcel 2 receives the assessment limitation applicable to residential property. The additional value of the parcel receives the applicable assessment limitation for commercial, industrial, or railway property assessed under Iowa Code chapter 434 described in Iowa Code sections 441.21(5)“b”(2)(b) and 441.21(5)“c”(2)(b).
The first $17,647 of value of Parcel 3 receives the assessment limitation applicable to residential property. The additional value of the parcel receives the applicable assessment limitation for commercial, industrial, or railway property assessed under Iowa Code chapter 434 described in Iowa Code sections 441.21(5)“b”(2)(b) and 441.21(5)“c”(2)(b).
The first $8,824 of value of Parcel 4 receives the assessment limitation applicable to residential property. The additional value of the parcel receives the applicable assessment limitation for commercial, industrial, or railway property assessed under Iowa Code chapter 434 described in Iowa Code sections 441.21(5)“b”(2)(b) and 441.21(5)“c”(2)(b).
Example C: Parcels 1 and 2 comprise one property unit of commercial, industrial, or railway property valued at $500,000 total.
Parcel 1 is assessed at $400,000.
Parcel 2 is assessed at $100,000.
The first $120,000 of value of Parcel 1 receives the assessment limitation applicable to residential property. The additional value of the parcel receives the applicable assessment limitation for commercial, industrial, or railway property assessed under Iowa Code chapter 434 described in Iowa Code sections 441.21(5)“b”(2)(b) and 441.21(5)“c”(2)(b).
The first $30,000 of value of Parcel 2 receives the assessment limitation applicable to residential property. The additional value of the parcel receives the applicable assessment limitation for commercial, industrial, or railway property assessed under Iowa Code chapter 434 described in Iowa Code sections 441.21(5)“b”(2)(b) and 441.21(5)“c”(2)(b).
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 441.21(5) and 441.21(9) as amended by 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2552.
[ARC 6525C, IAB 9/21/22, effective 10/26/22]