I win at property taxes

Jul 20, 2013 01:41

Last year the county assessor sent me a ridiculously-inflated value for my loft. Based on market conditions, it was over 100K above anything that resembled reality. I pulled two comps from my building and sent him a letter disputing the assessment, and easily won the battle. It was a one-year reduction, though ( Read more... )

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gunga_galunga July 20 2013, 14:09:53 UTC
I thought most locales only did new assessments every two years.

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whipartist July 20 2013, 18:55:27 UTC
Not California! They need to wring every drop out of taxes out of us after prop 13.

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whitebird July 21 2013, 08:44:56 UTC
Yes, but what can be had after Prop 13 is ultimately disproportionately small.

I'm glad you won on property taxes this year, though.

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bldrnrpdx July 20 2013, 16:09:00 UTC
nicely done.

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catness July 23 2013, 06:27:22 UTC
This is a yay.

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