How can one go about grieving tax assesment in Nassau County??? (Oyster Bay: mortgage, houses)
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Has anyone been successful grieving the assessed value of their property in Nassau County? I know there are many services out there that charge a fee. The fee from what I have come across is anywhere from 33 1/3 -50% of the total amount saved on your assessment.
What are the steps that one can do on their own have a successful end result. I have been checking the Nassau county property site comparing what I pay in annual property taxes that include the school and county taxes and was a bit taken back. I saw homes that are much larger than my home, ranging anywhere from 500-900 square feet and their taxes are either lower then mine or maybe $150 more than I pay. One of my neighbors on the same street is on a corner lot. The property is approximately 1200 square feet larger and the home itself is 750 square feet larger. He is paying less in taxes then I am and he also has a double wide driveway. Another neighbor on the same block had the entire house gutted 7 years ago (exact same size as mine) and then did a two story addition in the back of the house, with separate AC units for the first floor and second floor, stone patio, deck etc. and his taxes are ONLY $75 more then what I pay yearly. What gives?
I just got a letter from by mortgage company saying that my monthly payment is being adjusted UP because an increase in taxes. This is crazy while other newer larger homes are decreasing in their assessed values mine is going up. I need to get this assessment under control.
Can someone provide step by step what needs to be done or how to go about grieving the assessed value of the property? I have gone to the Nassau County property site to try and start the grievance of the assessed property value but I am not sure what to look for or what I should use to show that my taxes should not be as high.
It is very doable yourself go on the mynassauproperty.com website and follow the directions to the property tax page.
One thing that you need to be aware of that you sound like (I may be wrong here) you are not aware of. The system is flawed to begin with. If someone has been grieving their taxes all along it is entirely possible that they have a larger house and are assessed less. Or if you home has either never been grieved or never adjusted. The other thing is that your assessment under control will not guarantee that you will not get an increase in your taxes. Read this. http://www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/publicatio...s/taxworks.pdf
basically put if your town needs $1000 and the assessed valuation of all properties in year 1 was $500 and in year 2 they still needed $1000 but the assessed valuations are now $250, what changes is the multiplier per home to get to the $1000 needed. In essence, the move properties are adjusted downward the greater the per home taxes will be. It is part of the problem.
Has anyone been successful grieving the assessed value of their property in Nassau County? I know there are many services out there that charge a fee. The fee from what I have come across is anywhere from 33 1/3 -50% of the total amount saved on your assessment.
What are the steps that one can do on their own have a successful end result. I have been checking the Nassau county property site comparing what I pay in annual property taxes that include the school and county taxes and was a bit taken back. I saw homes that are much larger than my home, ranging anywhere from 500-900 square feet and their taxes are either lower then mine or maybe $150 more than I pay. One of my neighbors on the same street is on a corner lot. The property is approximately 1200 square feet larger and the home itself is 750 square feet larger. He is paying less in taxes then I am and he also has a double wide driveway. Another neighbor on the same block had the entire house gutted 7 years ago (exact same size as mine) and then did a two story addition in the back of the house, with separate AC units for the first floor and second floor, stone patio, deck etc. and his taxes are ONLY $75 more then what I pay yearly. What gives?
I just got a letter from by mortgage company saying that my monthly payment is being adjusted UP because an increase in taxes. This is crazy while other newer larger homes are decreasing in their assessed values mine is going up. I need to get this assessment under control.
Can someone provide step by step what needs to be done or how to go about grieving the assessed value of the property? I have gone to the Nassau County property site to try and start the grievance of the assessed property value but I am not sure what to look for or what I should use to show that my taxes should not be as high.
Please HELP!!!!!
Out of curiosity is your assessment going up? Or did your taxes simply go up?? Nassau County raised its taxes by 3.4%, Town of Oyster Bay raised taxes by 8.8%. So considering the county raised taxes, and perhaps the Town as well (depending on where you live), it would make sense for your tax escrows in your mortgage to increase as well, regardless of what happened or didn't happen with your assessed value.
What is was saying, was that in comparison to my neighbors with bigger homes and properties I pay more in taxes than they do. Their assed values are lower than mine and I do not understand that? How can a home that is anywhere from 500 -900 square feet pay less in property taxes than I do? That is why I was very upset in the fact that they are enjoying a much larger home and their assessed valuation is lower is lower than mine. So am I making up the difference?
What is was saying, was that in comparison to my neighbors with bigger homes and properties I pay more in taxes than they do. Their assed values are lower than mine and I do not understand that? How can a home that is anywhere from 500 -900 square feet pay less in property taxes than I do? That is why I was very upset in the fact that they are enjoying a much larger home and their assessed valuation is lower is lower than mine. So am I making up the difference?
My taxes are half my neighbors homes with identical houses. My neighbors are lazy and never grieve their taxes. Why should my neighbors be mad at me. They could have done it too.
The system is set up for "heads I win, tails you lose".
It's basically unbeatable. In the end you will still pay.
No matter what the assessment or grievance or whatever, the rate can be adjusted to still take the money needed.
Smoke and mirrors.
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One of my neighbors on the same street is on a corner lot. The property is approximately 1200 square feet larger and the home itself is 750 square feet larger. He is paying less in taxes then I am and he also has a double wide driveway. Another neighbor on the same block had the entire house gutted 7 years ago (exact same size as mine) and then did a two story addition in the back of the house, with separate AC units for the first floor and second floor, stone patio, deck etc. and his taxes are ONLY $75 more then what I pay yearly. What gives?
