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Cuomo: $80 Million to Help Local Government
Property Tax and Assessment News: ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed at least $80 million in state aid Tuesday to help New York cities and counties escape a decades-long cycle of higher taxes and reduced services in … Continue reading
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New York Tax Cap Working?
IN THE NEWS: For Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the property-tax cap implemented in 2011 has worked as intended: It has limited the growth in taxes to 40 percent less than the previous 10-year average. For schools and local governments, the … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, cortlandt, cost, greenburgh, hew rochelle, new castle, north castle, property taxes, rye, school, tax, towns, westchester
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Report: Schools could raise taxes 4.6 percent under cap
IN THE NEWS: ALBANY — School districts in the coming fiscal year would be able to raise property-tax levies by as much as 4.6 percent on average and still stay under the tax cap, a report Tuesday said. The … Continue reading
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Tagged bedford, cap, greenburgh, harrison, property taxes, school tax, tax, westchester
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Property Tax Refunds
The New York State Real Property Tax Law (RPTL) authorizes a property owner to petition the court for relief in the case of property assessments. Under this provision, property owners who pursue this relief may obtain a court settlement, known … Continue reading
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Westchester Property Taxes the Highest in the Nation
IN THE NEWS: No one looks forward to the day their annual property tax bill arrives. But those in affluent Westchester County, a suburban swath of New York that includes areas such as Rye and Armonk, most likely dread it … Continue reading
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Tagged attorney, bedford, bill, greenburgh, lewisboro, mount pleasant, new rochelle, new york, ossining, pelham, property taxes, tax, taxes, westchester, westchester county, yorktown
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Westchester Condos get Tax Break
IN THE NEWS: To best understand the substantial property-tax breaks granted condominium owners in New York, consider two homes in downtown Scarsdale, both worth about $1 million. Software engineer Bruce Wells owns a single-family home on a quarter-acre at … Continue reading
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Tagged bills, condo, money, property tax, real estate, tax, taxes, westchester
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Ossining Assessment Revaluation a Possibilty
IN THE NEWS: News from the town of Ossining on assessment revaluation: The Town of Ossining will be joining the City of Yonkers and the Town of Greenburgh to evaluate the costs of doing an assessment revaluation of their communities. … Continue reading
Greenburgh Begins Revaluation of Property
IN THE NEWS: Town Assessor Edye McCarthy is preparing a Request for Proposals to solicit bids for outside corporations to conduct the townwide revaluation, which will cover both unincorporated Greenburgh and its surrounding villages. A bidder will be chosen … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, assessment, bills, greenburgh, property, property taxes, revaluation, tax, taxes, westchester, yonkers
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Westchester Leads the Nation in Property Taxes
Article is taken from lohud.com Westchester is the first county in the nation to surpass the $10,000 median property-tax mark, and Rockland and Putnam are not far behind, new census estimates released today show. The estimates for last year’s taxes … Continue reading
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When to Initiate a Property Tax Appeal
As property tax bills start arriving in mailboxes, many homeowners might be surprised to find their assessed evaluation is higher than they anticipated. According to the National Taxpayers Union, between 30 and 60% of taxable property in the U.S. is … Continue reading
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Tagged assessment, bills, greenburgh, mount pleasant, new castle, north castle, ossining, property tax, rye, tax, westchester, westchester county
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