Real Property Lister

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Real Property Lister are defined in Chapter 70.09 of the Wisconsin Statutes. These responsibilities include:
  • Preparing and maintaining accurate ownership and description information for all parcels of real property in Douglas County (except for the City of Superior), including:
    • Parcel Identification Numbers
    • Current ownership from the latest accurate document recorded with the Register of Deeds
    • Current mailing and property addresses
    • Accurate brief legal descriptions used for assessing and taxing property
    • Calculated land acreages, from the best available information on file, for assessment roll purposes
    • Assessment rolls
    • Special districts
    • Special assessments and charges
    • Private Forest Crop, Managed Forest Lands
    • Property splits
    • Current property assessment valuations
    • Assessment classifications
    • Mill rates and fair market ratios
  • Preparing and printing property tax bills