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Assessors Must Use Uniform Assessment Model for Solar and Wind Facilities in Upcoming Tax Year

On May 30, 2025, the Third Department confirmed an automatic stay of the Albany Court Supreme Court’s decision in Airey v State, making it clear assessors are required to utilize the state-wide uniform assessment model for...more

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New Connecticut Appeals Board for Property Valuation Proposed

Senate Bill No. 1556 has been introduced proposing to create a new Connecticut Appeals Board for Property Valuation (the “Board”).  If the bill is adopted, the Board would be constituted this year to hear appeals from the...more

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Understanding Delaware's Property Tax Overhaul: What You Need to Know with Appeal Deadlines Approaching

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Delaware’s property tax system is undergoing a significant overhaul that will alter the property taxes owed on each property. For the first time in decades, the state’s counties are reassessing property values to reflect...more

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New Castle County Council Introduces Ordinance to Extend Deadline to File a Property Tax Assessment Appeal

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Appeal deadline is currently March 14.  Council has introduced an ordinance to extend deadline to March 31, 2025.  The ordinance will not be considered until March 13....more

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How Safe Are Your Severed Minerals From the Tax Man? Surface Tax Sales, Severed Minerals, and Bush v. Yarborough Oil & Gas, LP

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“You never own your [real property]; the government does. You’ll be paying them property tax forever.” —Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad In Bush v. Yarborough Oil & Gas, LP, the Texas Eighth District Court of...more

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Deadline for CT Real Property Tax Assessment Appeals is Feb. 20

Property owners who wish to challenge their tax assessment believing that their property is overvalued on the Oct. 1, 2024, Grand List only have a couple of weeks left to file a written appeal with the Board of Assessment...more

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Zoning and Development Newsletter - July 2023

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Sullivan's Permitting & Land Use Practice Group and Litigation Department have released the second issue of their Zoning and Development Newsletter. The publication aims to provide our firm's clients and others interested...more

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City of Philadelphia Real Estate Assessment Appeals

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The City of Philadelphia has extended the deadline for the filing of a first level review of real estate assessment appeals to October 14, 2022. As such, there may be some confusion about this recent extension. ...more

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S.C. Court of Appeals Issues Taxpayer-Friendly Opinion That Could Provide Relief to Property Owners

On Wednesday, the South Carolina Court of Appeals issued an opinion that could provide relief to owners of commercial and investment properties, many of whom are already experiencing turbulence in development and acquisition...more

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Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Tips for Virginia Real Estate Assessment Appeals in a COVID-19 Environment

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Litigation partner Shane Smith gives tips for protecting and improving your real estate assessment appeal rights and options in Virginia....more

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Appellate Court Sheds Light on Murky Tax Sale Process Under Property Tax Code

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A large and growing source of property tax refunds in Cook County are generated when a Court reverses or vacates the sale of delinquent taxes.  A recent Appellate Court decision provides a good overview of the tax sale...more

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Appellate Court Clarifies Truth in Taxation Law

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Last week the Illinois Appellate Court ruled that the Truth in Taxation Law does not require a taxing district to document its estimated property tax levy and that a public hearing is not required if a proposed levy is less...more

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Records Containing Only Facts Are Not Subject to Section 7(1)(f) Predecisional Exemption

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Recently, an Illinois Court of Appeals issued a decision mandating disclosure of assessment records from the Cook County Assessor’s Office to the Chicago Tribune under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”)....more

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South Carolina Tax Litigation Update: First Quarter 2018

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There were several notable state tax opinions issued by the South Carolina Administrative Law Court, Court of Appeals, and Supreme Court in the 1st quarter of 2018. A number of tax cases are also pending before the Court of...more

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Why Did My Property Tax Bill Go Up?

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Property taxes have skyrocketed for many Oregonians this year – with some taxpayers experiencing double digit percentage increases over the year before and average increases in the Metro area of 11 % (Multnomah), 6.5 %...more

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Michigan Tax News - January 2017

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Michigan’s 2017 property tax assessment notices are in the mail. Should you appeal? Local assessors are in the process of sending annual notices of real and personal property tax assessments to property owners/taxpayers,...more

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