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Old 11-13-2007, 06:22 PM
 
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Ok, I get the general idea, but how does it come into play with say, a neglected home, and one that is well kept? You always hear people saying that they are thinking of petitioning to get their taxes lowered when a new neighbor moves in with a junk car or two and lets the yard go to hell, same as you hear of people who won't put a dime into the outside of a house, for fear that their taxes will go up. How does this work in the real world, or is that really how it is? Never got a full run down on the details, and figured some others would like to know with the county-wide reassessment going on.
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Old 11-14-2007, 10:39 AM
 
Location: Albrightsville PA
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All places are different. For example carbon county does it when you buy a new home. They base it on the "Fair Market Value" IE: Meaning the price you bought the house for. So if the previous person had bought the house for say 90,000 10 years ago their taxes are based off 90,000. When you buy the house for 250,000 the taxes are based on the 250,000. I don't know how any of the other countys work, i just know that is how carbon does it since i just recently bought a house there.

As for petitioning, i generally believe you'll spend more money fighting the county then you would to just pay the extra taxes. You'd have to prove your home is not work what they are saying it is worth, which means your need an apprisal (atleast $300). Now if the apprisal came back much lower then what they say the house it work you might have a shot of saving some money in the long run. But if the apprisal comes back the same amount or even more well then you just spent 300 dollars for nothing. Generally the neighbors junk car in their yard isn't going to make a huge difference on the value of your home. Maybe a tiny bit, 1000 dollars here and there. But 1000 dollars in assessed value is probably a few dollars a month in taxes.
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Old 11-14-2007, 10:45 AM
 
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The reason I ask is because Lackawanna is doing their first reassessment since 67/68, so I'm sure it's going to be more than a few bucks a month...
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Old 11-14-2007, 11:07 AM
 
Location: New Jersey
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It's supposed to be a zero sum game; that is unless you've made major additions to your home or for some reason experienced a very localized appreciation in home value, your taxes should stay relatively flat. (Your assessed value will likely go up but the tax rate will come down.)
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Old 11-14-2007, 11:22 AM
 
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The state of NJ is supposed to do a reassessment.........they you will see the folks running to PA. Right now NJ has one the highest tax brackets in the nation. If they start reassessing folks then they will be coming here soon.
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Old 11-14-2007, 11:25 AM
 
Location: Albrightsville PA
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For example in carbon county. THe house i bought was worth 90,000 assessed value. When i bought it for 152,500 that was the new assessed value. My taxes went up about 200 dollars a year, i believe. So say if your house assessment doubled in value, your taxes aren't going to double. I don't know the formulas they use to calculate taxes but like LNTT said, your not looking at a huge increase because of the way they do it. I believe you will see an increase. however it's not going to be anything earth shattering otherwise no one would be able to keep their homes.
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Old 11-14-2007, 09:04 PM
 
Location: Sunshine N'Blue Skies
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The state of NJ is supposed to do a reassessment.........they you will see the folks running to PA. Right now NJ has one the highest tax brackets in the nation. If they start reassessing folks then they will be coming here soon.
Oh boy then I better get my extra bedrooms ready, cause' I have a lot of friends in New Jersey.
And you know what our plate says........" You got a friend in Pennsylvania"
That means, they will be headed to my house......clear the driveway......and get a closet ready.
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