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Monthly Archives: July 2012

Howell Reassessment Blamed For $1.4 million Decline In Revenue

Posted by Peter Jordan in new jersey property tax appeal , on July 27, 2012

From Howell Patch: It was because of all those successful appeals that the county ordered a recently completed assessment. “The assessment further caused a significant decline in revenue due to declining housing market values,” the email continued. “To make up this loss in revenue, the municipal tax rate needed to rise if local services were […]

Montclair Reassessment Causes Rise In Tax Assessments For Some

Posted by Peter Jordan in new jersey property tax appeal , on July 15, 2012

From The Montclair Patch: With the decline the housing market, Montclair property owners have filed 3,724 tax appeals since 2007. The appeals reduced the assessed value only on the properties whose owners successfully appealed. With only a portion of properties being adjusted to market value, an unfair shift in the tax burden was created […]

Fairlawn Tax Appeals Triggers Reassessment

Posted by Peter Jordan in nj property tax appeal , on July 11, 2012

From The Fair Lawn Patch: To combat the dramatic increase in the number of tax appeals being lost by the borough in recent years, a reassessment, which involves inspecting all of the town’s properties to ensure fair and equitable value assessments, was approved by council last fall and conducted over the winter by Appraisal Systems, […]

Filing Delay Costs Bergen County Appealer

Posted by Peter Jordan in new jersey tax appeals , on July 10, 2012

A property owner attempted to file a tax appeal for the 2010 tax year with the Bergen County Board of Taxation on the April 1st filing deadline. The property owner's counsel hired a courier to deliver the filing to the Tax Board …More at Tax Appeal Filing Deadline Upheld Again | New Jersey Property Tax […]

Tax Appeals In New Providence Has Town Dipping Into Reserves

Posted by Peter Jordan in new jersey property tax appeal, nj property tax appeal, nj tax, nj tax appeals , on July 6, 2012

From The Independent Press: Among the issues the New Providence Borough Council discussed at its June 25 meeting was a multi-million dollar reassessment of a property in the borough. Council President Michael Genarro gave a run down on a tax appeal settlement for 41 Spring Street LLC. No information was available on the owners of […]