Massive corruption at the West Virginia Appraisal State Board

[Mejappz]

But “Bizarro World” doesn’t nearly describe a scheme in which a West Virginia occupational licensing board has joined hands with a law firm that has managed to get its tentacles into the statehouse in Charleston. Incentivized financially to discipline licensees, board members have purportedly been able to earn money as a side hustle when licensees are then sued by the law firm.

“Board members earn money working for a law firm that files lawsuits against appraisers,” said one West Virginia appraiser who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “I’m blown away that [board members] can do work for attorneys who sue appraisers. The moonlighting board members then work with the attorneys to discredit the appraiser being sued.”

The board has a track record of scofflaw activities. From 2010 to 2019, board members accepted tens of thousands of dollars in free airfares, hotel rooms, meals, course materials and other things of value from a Washington, D.C., publisher known as the Appraisal Foundation. During that time, the same personnel, according to a state legislative auditor’s report, violated state law in a way that benefitted the publisher by streamlining use of the publisher’s standards but unlawfully muzzling citizens of the state in the process. In addition, four of the regulators – current and former appointees to the board – failed to disclose the gifts in required filings with the West Virginia Ethics Commission.

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[jay trotta]

We have been the Targets (heavily) over the past few years, a determination to eliminate is evident - it will happen, just a matter of time.

"Public Trust" - ha

 

[djd09]

i look at my state board and shake my head. it is almost unbelievable the amount of corruption from the regulators, but who knew

 

[djd09]

there used to be a poster from w.v. and if i recall correctly worked for the state board. he like my ambulance chasing theory, then he suddenly tapped out

 

[djd09]

Tarrant Appraisal District says employee did not have authority to file complaint against realtor to state licensing department​

A Tarrant Appraisal District employee filed a complaint against realtor Chandler Crouch, who is known for protesting residents' property taxes for free.

WFAA has interviewed Crouch over the years for his tips and tricks for protesting your property taxes. Crouch told WFAA he’s protested 90,000 properties over the past five years.

At the end of 2021, TAD's director of residential appraisal Randall “Randy” Armstrong authored a complaint to the state about Crouch, claiming the realtor misled the Tarrant Appraisal Review Board at a hearing.

The complaint also accused Crouch of "mockery of the current tax system," claiming he "will bring shame to the Texas Association of Property Tax Consultants, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Institute for Professionals in Taxation and the Texas Property Tax Industry as a whole."

Over 70 speakers addressed the TAD board of directors at Thursday’s hearing.

“If it weren’t for Chandler Crouch, I wouldn’t have a house,” one speaker said.

the corruption never ends. using a complaint to punish should be illegal, defamatory and such, like misleading value complaints