Ventura County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1 approves agenda, postpones dozens of appeals and signs stipulations
February 09, 2026 | Ventura County, California
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The Ventura County Assessment Appeals Board No. 1 met Feb. 9 and approved its agenda after a clerk-led review of dozens of appeals, stipulations and continuance requests. The board adopted the agenda without objection.
Clerk staff listed multiple applications recommended for denial due to lack of appearance (including appeals filed by Helene J. DeFauw Family Trust; Ron Martinez; Charlec Family Trust; Jose Manuel Reveles; David Whiteman; the PJ Trust; Mallory Winkle; and Rick Peters). The board approved motions to deny or continue as recommended, and several applicants requested continuances while working out stipulations with the assessor’s office.
Several groups of matters — including commercial and portfolio appeals — were reset en masse. Common new dates were March 23, 2026 and April 20, 2026; continuances granted to April 20 typically carried a proviso that any data requested by the assessor’s office be provided within 30 days of the rescheduled hearing. The board also agreed to move a small set of items to October 5, 2026 or to different boards where conflicts or prior appraisals suggested reassignment.
Clerks and agents flagged a handful of duplicate filings where the trust and an LLC both filed appeals for the same property; staff directed parties to withdraw duplicate entries and proceed with valid appeals.
The board approved several large-reduction stipulation agreements that the clerk had circulated by email; items 180 and 181 (same owner, American Multicinema) were heard together and approved, followed by item 182 in a separate motion. Other stipulations on the clerk’s list were approved collectively.
Procedural notes: the clerk identified multiple cases where applicants had used their allotted remote attendance and were required to appear in person at future hearings. The meeting concluded after a full agenda and a separate contested hearing (Item 25) that produced a ruling on burden of production.
Clerk staff listed multiple applications recommended for denial due to lack of appearance (including appeals filed by Helene J. DeFauw Family Trust; Ron Martinez; Charlec Family Trust; Jose Manuel Reveles; David Whiteman; the PJ Trust; Mallory Winkle; and Rick Peters). The board approved motions to deny or continue as recommended, and several applicants requested continuances while working out stipulations with the assessor’s office.
Several groups of matters — including commercial and portfolio appeals — were reset en masse. Common new dates were March 23, 2026 and April 20, 2026; continuances granted to April 20 typically carried a proviso that any data requested by the assessor’s office be provided within 30 days of the rescheduled hearing. The board also agreed to move a small set of items to October 5, 2026 or to different boards where conflicts or prior appraisals suggested reassignment.
Clerks and agents flagged a handful of duplicate filings where the trust and an LLC both filed appeals for the same property; staff directed parties to withdraw duplicate entries and proceed with valid appeals.
The board approved several large-reduction stipulation agreements that the clerk had circulated by email; items 180 and 181 (same owner, American Multicinema) were heard together and approved, followed by item 182 in a separate motion. Other stipulations on the clerk’s list were approved collectively.
Procedural notes: the clerk identified multiple cases where applicants had used their allotted remote attendance and were required to appear in person at future hearings. The meeting concluded after a full agenda and a separate contested hearing (Item 25) that produced a ruling on burden of production.
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