property value down, taxes up

[spacejamz]

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Me and two co-workers who live pretty close to me went down to the assessor's office today to protest our preliminary appraisal amounts...office opened at 8 am and we got there around 7:15...we were about 40th line...by the time the office opened, the line was probably over 100 people long. Usually the deadline to protest is 5/31 but since they didn't mail out the notices until 5/6, the deadline is 6/6, but I guess most people didn't know that and thought that today was the last day. Ended up waiting about 90 minutes to speak with a clerk.

Each of us were able to reduce the appraisal amounts by around $14K...our homes range in value from $150-225K...nothing really to it...we just showed and they looked up the sale prices of comprable homes in the area. Once we actually got to speak with the clerk, the process took about 10 minutes...

Millage rates will probably be set around September for us, so won't know the actual reduction in the property tax bill until then.

 

[SilentZero]

If you think NJ is bad, try owning a home in NY

 

[smack Down]

Originally posted by: nerp

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Aharami

Originally posted by: waggy
yeap. they had a news thing about this happening.t hey are saying the adjusters are swamped with people fighting it.

you mean I can fight this?! how? share the secret

You can contest the assessed value of your house if you think it's too high.

Yup. Call the appraisal company. Call the town clerk. There should be times that you can meet and ask for a second look. Most of the time, they bend.

The time was 6 months ago.

 

[DaWhim]

glad to be a renter, possibly for life!

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: DaWhim
glad to be a renter, possibly for life!

hell to the no. i want to buy a house ASAP. hopefully within 2 years of graduating school (have a guaranteed job)

 

[Epic Fail]

It's also to make up for the slower rate hikes during the good years, your property tax didn't go up by 50% when the value of home went up by 50%, there usually is a limit on how much they can raise the rate in a single year.

 

[techs]

Sure. Just remember that in most areas property taxes pay for education. And it's way more important for you to save 10.00 than it is to support education.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: lokiju
My county is proposing raising the millage rate

Bunch of a-holes, want to kick everyone while they're down rather than cut back on spending like myself and everyone else has to do.

You too? Gwinnett has been sneaking in hearings to raise the property taxes 25%. Really freaking stupid. All they are gonna do is drive businesses and people away and cause even less tax revenue to come in now.