Questions About Property Tax Grievance?
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See below some of the most commonly asked questions about grieving your taxes.
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Property tax grievance is a formal complaint filed against a town’s assessed value on a particular parcel of property based upon comparable sales. The town places a value on every property. ie – $600,000 – if we can prove your home is worth less than that value, we will accept your grievance. If there are sales in your area that are equal and above that value, we will send you a letter stating that, in our opinion, you have no case. If a neighbor has a similar home and has lower property taxes, it may mean that they are under-assessed; it is not a basis for accepting your case. The easiest cases to win are those on homes that have been purchased within the last year or homes that are currently for sale. To help entice potential buyers we can supply a letter stating an estimated reduction for homes that are for sale.
Under no circumstances can your taxes be raised due to filing a tax grievance. Your assessment can only go down or remain the same. We prequalify the home before bringing the grievance to the town’s attention, therefore if the taxes are lower than they should be we do not file the petition.
No one from the assessor’s office will come to your home. We use the information that the town already has on file for your property in order not to raise any red flags. This way everything we are comparing they already know about!
Under NO circumstances will this have any effect on either the basic or enhanced STAR programs, as well as the different VA programs. The best thing about a property tax grievance reduction is that it offers you the ability to pursue additional savings!
You can grieve your property taxes every year. The value of your home is directly related to the fluctuating real estate market, therefore, the value of your home has the potential to change every year. There are two levels of property tax grievance. First, we submit the paperwork to the town’s board of assessment review (BAR). Then, if necessary, we go to the small claims court level (SCAR). Homeowners can pursue a property tax grievance every year at the town level, but you are only allowed to win at the small claims court level (SCAR) every other year.
The value of your home is directly related to the fluctuating real estate market, therefore, your home’s value has the potential to change every year. There are two levels of property tax grievance. First, we submit the paperwork to the town’s Board of Assessment Review (BAR), in Nassau County it is called the Assessment Review Committee (ARC), most cases are denied here. Next, we appeal your case to a division of NYS Supreme Court called the Small Claims Assessment Review (SCAR). Homeowners can pursue a property tax grievance every year at the town/BAR level but are only allowed to win at the small claims court level (SCAR) every other year.
The Tax Grievance filing deadline in Suffolk County is always the third Tuesday in May. Nassau County is always March 1st.
We accept and recommend filing your property tax grievance now while it is fresh on your mind since we respond to hundreds of LI residents each and every year who miss the deadline by procrastinating. There are other advantages to filing early, simply put, the more time we have to prepare your case the better result we can achieve for you. You may file your case now electronically by clicking the “Applications” or “Apply Online” tab located on this page. The entire process takes less than 2 minutes that’s why at Heller & Consultants Tax Grievance we say “You Have NOTHING to Lose, except… YOUR TAXES!”
We accept and recommend filing your property tax grievance now while it is fresh on your mind since we respond to hundreds of LI residents each and every year who miss the deadline by procrastinating. There are other advantages to filing early, simply put, the more time we have to prepare your case the better result we can achieve for you. You may file your case now electronically by clicking the “Applications” or “Apply Online” tab located on this page. The entire process takes less than 2 minutes that’s why at Heller & Consultants Tax Grievance we say “You Have NOTHING to Lose, except… YOUR TAXES!”
If you want to get top dollar, then yes. Studies have shown that for every $1,000 saved in property taxes, your home’s value increases by $10,000! Put yourself in a buyer’s shoes, wouldn’t you want to purchase the house with the lowest property taxes? In fact, realtors have reported it is usually the second consideration purchaser’s take into account, right below-asking price.
Lower taxes=Selling your house faster and for more money, period! Because we charge NO upfront fees whatsoever and you are grieving your future property taxes, the buyer will become responsible for any fees, since they will be the one enjoying the lower property taxes.
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