Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Tips for Virginia Real Estate Assessment Appeals in a COVID-19 Environment
The “Common Level Ratio” (CLR) is a figure calculated by a state administrative body every year for every county. The CLR reflects the relationship between assessed and (fair) market values....more
CHICAGO — Proposed Ordinance Offers Course Correction for False Claims Against Gig Workers- Rideshare and delivery drivers in Chicago are calling for an ordinance that guarantees their right to appeal before being...more
Philadelphia Zoo’s New Giraffe Exhibit Fosters Friendship Between People and Animals- Giraffe Encounter, the Philadelphia Zoo’s newest exhibit that opened last Thursday, allows the public to get up close and personal with...more
Property owners and certain tenants may challenge the taxable value of their property for the 2021 tax year by filing a real property tax valuation complaint before March 31, 2022 to reduce their property taxes. For the first...more
Pandemic Related Changes to the Property Tax System Have Been or Will Be Restored Last year, grievance filing deadlines and tax due dates were changed by nearly every jurisdiction to suit the circumstances. Most, if not all...more
On July 15, 2021, the Ohio Supreme Court reversed the Board of Tax Appeals (“BTA”) and held that two taxpayers had timely filed appeals from final determinations of the Tax Commissioner (“Commissioner”) as a result of tolling...more
Governor DeWine recently signed Senate Bill (S.B.) 57, a law that affects Ohio real property tax valuation complaints. Commercial and industrial property owners that have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic...more
Listeners in the property tax world have been clamoring for an update. Here is the latest in property taxes: pandemic implications, dark stores, intangibles, and more. Dave Ebersole joins Matt Hunsaker in the virtual studio...more
Despite the crush of the COVID-19 pandemic, April 2021 brings a shower of increased property tax assessments for Iowa businesses. Now is the time to analyze and consider challenging excessive values. Iowa’s commercial...more
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the commercial real estate market, property owners will be focusing on ways to reduce operating expenses, including real estate taxes... ...more
Tax season is well underway, and after a tumultuous year in 2020, businesses may be looking to save money any way they can. Last year presented a different, though equally difficult, set of challenges for state and local...more
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to apply pressure to already cash-strapped local governments. Even before the pandemic, many counties across North Carolina were grappling with budget deficits and mounting debt. Now, as...more
Indiana property tax exemption applications must be filed on or before April 1, 2021. To grant an exemption, a county’s property tax assessment board of appeals will look at both the physical status and use of a property as...more
Real Property Tax Payment Deadline – Nassau County General Tax Deadline has been extended to March 12. Governor Cuomo has issued a new Executive Order which extends the last day to pay first half Nassau County general taxes...more
In Allegheny County, tax appeal season has begun for 2021. Every year, County property owners have the opportunity to file an assessment appeal, and as always, an appeal may provide an opportunity for a reduction in your...more
Nassau County Assessment Grievance Filing Deadline Extended to April 30, 2021. The last day to file a grievance to protest the real property tax assessment, which will determine your 2022/23 School and 2023 General taxes, is...more
A tax on failure - Empty property rates is a tax on failure; the failure of the owner to find either a profitable use for the premises or a tenant to pay a rent. Since March 2020, reliefs have been available to cushion...more
Litigation partner Shane Smith gives tips for protecting and improving your real estate assessment appeal rights and options in Virginia....more
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue has effectively increased the value of commercial real estate in many counties with its recent release of common level ratios, creating an opportunity for owners of retail, office,...more
As hotels and other hospitality businesses suffer from the COVID-19 lockdown, it’s important that they move quickly and proactively to lower their property taxes. In many states they’ll be able to lower the amount they owe as...more
In a decision that will potentially have far-reaching implications in the property tax world, Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal issued an opinion today in Singh vs. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, a tax appeal involving...more
If you are the owner of a retail, office, industrial or other commercial property in Pennsylvania, then now is the time to review the tax assessment for your property against its current market value. The COVID-19 outbreak...more
As a general rule, the deadline for filing a property tax assessment appeal with the Michigan Tax Tribunal is May 31 for commercial real property, industrial real property, developmental real property, commercial personal...more
On May 16, 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-87 temporarily modifying the procedures and deadlines for protesting residential property tax assessments, appealing from commercial and...more
Suffolk County Adjusted Grievance Filing Deadlines are now set. Each Town in Suffolk County has moved its grievance filing deadlines and some have altered their filing procedures as well....more