Court Rules That Financed Residential Solar
If a system is regarded as a “fixture” of the house to which it is attached, then the enforceability and priority of the finance company''s lien
Once you have successfully identified the solar panels as Real Property, and the ownership structure of the system allows for the appraiser to consider its contributory value in the subject's appraised value, the appraiser will need to identify the system's contributory value through analysis. Per Fannie Mae:
Although the court ultimately found that the parties' intent in Evans was to designate the solar system as personal property, the parties' conflicting provisions in Exhibit D presented unnecessary risk to the lienholder. Evans offers a useful guideline for the proper structure of residential solar agreements.
If the subject's solar system has been financed as a Fixture to Real Estate, and the physical panels can not be repossessed as a result of defaulting on the financing terms, the system's contributory value to the subject can be considered during the report development process in the same manner it would be if the panels were owned outright.
In Nevada, one of their renewable energy property tax exemptions allows businesses to apply for a property tax abatement of up to 55 percent for up to 20 years for real and personal property used to generate solar. Generation facilities must have a capacity of at least 10 megawatts.
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