RUTHERFORD CO., Tenn. (WTVF) — The Tennessee Comptroller's Office has given Rutherford County Property Assessor Rob Mitchell one week to enter all required audit corrections into the county's property system or face possible legal action.

The warning comes in a letter obtained by NewsChannel 5, setting a November 26 deadline for Mitchell to complete corrections stemming from a state audit of property assessments.

"This letter is an attempt by us to really say to the assessor that time's up," said Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury Director of Communications John Dunn.

If Mitchell fails to meet the deadline, comptroller officials say the Attorney General will get involved.

"It should not take this long. It should not require a back and forth. We've made the corrections, go ahead and

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