The Iowa Department of Revenue has asked a district court to enforce an order to reappraise the value of a county assessor’s home after it dropped shortly after she took office. According to KCCI in Des Moines, the state ordered Guthrie County to hire independent appraisers to investigate after the value of Guthrie County Assessor Nikki Carrick’s home dropped $20 per square foot lower than the value of her neighbors’ homes.

The decrease caught the attention of Iowa Department of Revenue Director Kraig Paulsen. Appraisals by the independent contractors were due July 31. The ordered appraisal was not made in time, so the Department of Revenue made the court request.