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With the new administration no one knows exactly how it will work.
You need to find comps of houses in your school district that are similar in type, size, bed/bath rooms, etc and see if people are paying more or less than you. There are new amount for 20/21 so make sure you are looking at those.
With the new administration no one knows exactly how it will work.
You need to find comps of houses in your school district that are similar in type, size, bed/bath rooms, etc and see if people are paying more or less than you. There are new amount for 20/21 so make sure you are looking at those.
what about past ones, in general do they just accept or decline your number or do they come up with their own sometimes?
Is there a maximum amount you can grieve them down to? a certain percentage down?
If you ask for a assessed value that is too low, will they meet you in the middle potentially, or is it a simply yes or no to the amount you request?
I am a former LI'er, TNH so I am not 100 in tune with the new system. I do have a few questions for you. You say your taxes are double what they should be. What is that based on? Is that something that you think and believe or is it based upon other homes like yours? Also has you home been without benefit of grievances in the past or have they been filed and approved or denied? Did you renovate the home at all?
All the above will play into what you "may" be able to expect in terms of reductions.
I am a former LI'er, TNH so I am not 100 in tune with the new system. I do have a few questions for you. You say your taxes are double what they should be. What is that based on? Is that something that you think and believe or is it based upon other homes like yours? Also has you home been without benefit of grievances in the past or have they been filed and approved or denied? Did you renovate the home at all?
All the above will play into what you "may" be able to expect in terms of reductions.
its based on alot of things.
correct has never been grieved. it was foreclosure, the people stopped paying everything including taxes years and years ago.
i just bought it for xx and the 2021 assessment is xx + 200k over the amount i bought it for. and there is a ton more problems with the home than were none when i closed on it.
I just need to know if im making a huge mistake by asking for more than 20 or 25% b/c they dont consider it or not.
or if they sometimes meet you in the middle or not.
I cant afford to not get them down, even if im still overpaying, i need to get them down 20% min
correct has never been grieved. it was foreclosure, the people stopped paying everything including taxes years and years ago.
i just bought it for xx and the 2021 assessment is xx + 200k over the amount i bought it for. and there is a ton more problems with the home than were none when i closed on it.
I just need to know if im making a huge mistake by asking for more than 20 or 25% b/c they dont consider it or not.
or if they sometimes meet you in the middle or not.
I cant afford to not get them down, even if im still overpaying, i need to get them down 20% min
Well, I think your problem is that it was a foreclosure and therefore the taxes were appropriate for the house had it been owned and not defaulted. (note I am not saying maintained). You paid a discounted rate due to the foreclosure status and now are looking at the value as it should be. I am not arguing the costs currently, as I know the taxes are crazy, but rather the rate as it would have been. Try to get it reduced, but I wish you luck and bear in mind if you succeed down the road they will return to what they should be. Sounds like you might have made a mistake if you NEED to get them down, as they will go right back up.
Well, I think your problem is that it was a foreclosure and therefore the taxes were appropriate for the house had it been owned and not defaulted. (note I am not saying maintained). You paid a discounted rate due to the foreclosure status and now are looking at the value as it should be. I am not arguing the costs currently, as I know the taxes are crazy, but rather the rate as it would have been. Try to get it reduced, but I wish you luck and bear in mind if you succeed down the road they will return to what they should be. Sounds like you might have made a mistake if you NEED to get them down, as they will go right back up.
the taxes werent based on it being fixed up, the taxes were just way off, 3 times the surrounding 100 houses.
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