Abstractor I

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PROPERTY APPRAISER.•Tampa, FL

6d•$0 - $22•Onsite

About The Position

Performs duties in the administration of abstracts of title, legal property descriptions, and other technical property data for the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser (HCPA). Work is performed under general supervision with limited latitude in the use of initiative and independent judgment based on professional education and previous experience.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED and three (3) years of experience in title/abstract searching, real property records administration, preparing or interpreting legal property descriptions, real property appraisal, or other related experience involving the ownership, transfer, or valuation of real property; OR an associate degree in a related field and one (1) year of qualifying experience as described above.
Ability to clearly communicate and understand information in English, both orally and in writing
Ability to manage multiple priorities to ensure that deadlines are met
Ability to correctly interpret and efficiently implement all applicable policies and procedures
Ability to use reasoning skills that minimize duplication of efforts, including but not limited to comparing, classifying, analyzing, and coordinating
Ability to research requests for property appraisal information from multiple sources, to include- files, records, accounts, databases, internet, and from various agencies, companies or other government sources
Ability to perform mathematical and geometrical computations used in property valuation
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with those interacted with during work regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, disability, marital status, gender, age, pregnancy or any other class protected by law.

Nice To Haves

Valid Florida Driver’s License
Assignment to work a variety of work schedules including compulsory work periods in special, emergency, and/or disaster situations
Other knowledge, skills, abilities, and credentials required for a specific position

Responsibilities

Receives, reviews, and processes documents from various agencies, companies, and government sources that allocate ownership of real property
Utilizes plat, metes and bounds methods, and computer related software to determine accurate measurements of information recorded on deeds and various instruments that grant, transfer, or convey ownership of property
Researches and responds to requests for property appraisal information from customers, staff, property owner representatives, companies and government agencies utilizing multiple sources, such as files, records, accounts, databases, internet, and from various agencies, companies or other government sources
Receives, investigates, and responds to inquiries and complaints regarding abstracts of title and other documents, from property owners or their representatives
Conducts information search and extraction, for preparation of legal descriptions, while ensuring compliance with intent of the deed; and applicable procedures, ordinances, regulations, and guidelines
Prepares legal descriptions identifying land and improvement values on subdivided or joined parcels of property; makes scale drawings as necessary
Performs data entry and maintenance of information, logs, and records pertaining to changes of ownership, division and joins of real property, and other related data
Performs calculations of land and real property values, as needed
Corresponds with appropriate persons via e-mail, letter, telephone call or face to face to verify and correct property descriptions and property ownership that are found to be at variance with tax records
Performs other related duties as required