Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Tips for Virginia Real Estate Assessment Appeals in a COVID-19 Environment
Taxpayers seeking to contest real property tax values established by assessing jurisdictions across the country often have a short window of opportunity to contest their new valuation. Property taxes are frequently the...more
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
The deadline is fast approaching for Connecticut taxpayers to file an appeal with their local Board of Assessment Appeals (BAA) to challenge their property assessment on their municipality’s October 1, 2024 Grand List....more
Continued pressures created by elevated levels of mortgage interest rates, vacancies, as well as stricter lending policies, point to higher capitalization rates, lower property values and tax appeal opportunities in 2025....more
Approximately one-third of all Maryland property owners will receive (or have received) their real property tax assessments for the 2025/26 tax year. If you disagree with the State’s assessment of your property value or want...more
It’s the holiday season! For many that means spending time with family and friends. A new year rings in, and then…like clockwork, the Nassau County Department of Assessment publishes the tentative assessment roll as of...more
Property tax is a major concern for Texas property owners, since it represents one of the most substantial expenses they face. In 2023, local taxing entities’ property tax collections totaled $82.1 billion, matching the total...more
A number of Connecticut municipalities listed below are scheduled to conduct real property revaluations effective October 1, 2024. ...more
Three and a half days after it convened, the Colorado Legislature ended its special session on property tax. The session was called in response to a dramatic increase in property taxes that both residential and commercial...more
For California property owners that could potentially reduce their property taxes with a decline-in-value assessment appeal, the property tax assessment appeals for 2024 are due by either September 16 or December 2 depending...more
During the 2024 regular session of the Connecticut General Assembly, seven bills were passed and signed into law that deal with a variety of property tax matters. Of these, the most significant is Public Act No. 24-151. This...more
It is customary for landlords to require their tenants to pay real estate taxes attributable to the landlord’s property being leased, along with other common area expenses like maintenance, insurance and the like. When there...more
The Connecticut General Assembly's Planning and Development Committee will be holding a public hearing on March 13 at 10:00 a.m. on the following bills of interest to commercial property owners and taxpayers...more
Washington D.C.’s Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) released its proposed rules establishing how the D.C. government will implement the Housing in Downtown Tax Abatement program. A...more
A modest change in the law in 2022 is now having a significant impact on how South Carolina counties negotiate property tax incentive packages for manufacturers. With one of the highest manufacturing property tax rates in the...more
As readers of this blog probably know, a property tax appeal is initiated by filing a petition with a municipality’s Board of Assessment Appeals. Typically, the appeal must be filed with the Board no later than February 20. ...more
January 1 is the date when most third quarter tax bills are mailed in Massachusetts; therefore, under M.G.L. Chapter 59, the majority of abatement applications must be filed with local assessors’ offices on or before...more
Cheshire, Darien, New Canaan and Norwalk are among 44 Connecticut municipalities, listed in our November alert, conducting a general revaluation according to the October 1, 2023 Grand List. Depending upon the...more
In 2017, twenty years after purchasing a property in Fairfield, the owner became aware that the Town had been valuing her 1.06 acre lot as if it held 1.60 acres. ...more
The City of Norwalk, the sixth largest city in Connecticut, is near to completion of its 2023 real property revaluation. This revaluation is a “full measure and list” revaluation – meaning that it incorporates the results of...more
A large number of Connecticut municipalities are conducting revaluations as of October 1, 2023. A notice containing the proposed new assessment of your property will be mailed before the end of this year. ...more
Nassau County Assessment Grievance Filing Deadline Extended to April 3, 2023. The last day to file a grievance to protest the real property tax assessment, which will determine your 2024/25 School and 2025 General taxes,...more
Two bills pending before the Connecticut General Assembly seek to impose a new state-wide property tax on different classes of real property. Currently, property taxes are only imposed at the municipal level of government. ...more
Please note: This alert was originally published on 09/28/2022 and was updated on 11/17/2022. A large number of Connecticut municipalities are conducting revaluations as of October 1, 2022. ...more
The Court Remanded the Case to Determine Whether COVID-19 Was an “Unusual Condition” - After more than two years, it seems that the various COVID-19 public health orders are behind us. But, to borrow a phrase from Karen...more