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Well, they may have you by the short hairs, Ken. If you ignore them,
they will assign a value to your sailplane and send you a bill. If
you
don't pay the bill, they will file a lien against your ship. If you
tell them it's in another county, they will notify the other county.
Doesn't even work to tell them its in another state, as they will
notify the other state, also.
Been there, Done that,
JJ


I second JJ's comments. I would call them and ask for instructions.
Typically, they will ask you to afix a copy of you last tax bill. that
should solve the problem.

Do NOT blow off the bill - a lien is difficult to remove. I almost
could not close on my house because of a $50.00 lien record for glider
property tax from the county of San Bernadino!!


But wait! I don't live in Kern County and the glider is not now nor
never has been in Kern County. The form says it's for "initial or
biennial review". Neither of those apply to me.

It seems to me that they only way I actually owe them money is if my
glider is or was in Kern County, neither of which is true.

Can't I just ask that they prove I owe them money? Why should I have to
prove that I *don't* owe them money? Does every aircraft owner get a
letter from these guys or am I just lucky?

I don't really mind paying what I owe, but I don't owe these guys
anything.

Ken