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“Property Assessments in Allegheny County”<\/span> While tax payers hoped that the court-ordered reassessments would offer a solution for property owners paying more than their fair share of taxes; numerous mistakes in the reassessment process \u2013 some might say deliberate acts \u2013 have caused quite an uproar.\u00a0 While county executives focus on remedying a broken tax system, property owners want to know, what happens next? The Appeals Process:<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong> Property owners may appeal both their annual assessment and their court-ordered reassessment, which is slated to take affect in 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n Appealing the Annual Assessment<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n When appealing the annual assessment, property owners must file the Annual Assessment Appeal Form by April 2, 2012 to proceed through the formal appeals process.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n Appealing the Court-Ordered Reassessment<\/span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Residents that wish to challenge the court-ordered reassessment are offered both an informal and formal appeals option.\u00a0 The informal appeal must be filed by March 16, 2012 and in many ways, provides a more streamlined and less intimidating approach to the appeals Process.\u00a0 Hearings proceed and results are received in an expedited fashion.\u00a0 In addition, taxing entities do not attend the informal hearings.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n The formal appeals process provides the property owner the opportunity to present evidence that may support a lower assessment value to a hearing officer in the company of representatives and attorneys from the school district and municipality.\u00a0 Representatives and attorneys will present their own evidence and may ask questions of the property owner concerning the property at issue and the information presented. <\/span><\/p>\n Getting Prepared<\/span>:<\/strong>\u00a0 In preparation, it is important to ensure that the property data \u2013 number of bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage, etc. \u2013 on the Allegheny County Property Assessment website is correct.\u00a0 Accordingly, owners should gather evidence of any inconspicuous damage to the home, which may reduce the home\u2019s assessed value.\u00a0 Finally, it is important to review the comparable properties in the area to determine if your property was similarly assessed. <\/span><\/p>\n The above article is general legal information and should not be construed as specific legal advice.\u00a0 As properties are different, it is important to seek legal advice concerning your specific legal matter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “Property Assessments in Allegheny County” In 2007, Allegheny County taxpayers challenged the constitutionality of Pennsylvania\u2019s base rate property valuation system in Clifton v. Allegheny County, 969 A.2d 1197 (Pa. 2009).\u00a0 In turn, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered Allegheny County to reassess all properties for the first time since 2002. While tax payers hoped that the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,26,31],"tags":[27,28],"class_list":["post-133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-articles","category-getting-down-to-business","category-woodruff","tag-jenyce-m-woodruff","tag-legal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thesoulpitt.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thesoulpitt.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thesoulpitt.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thesoulpitt.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thesoulpitt.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/thesoulpitt.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171,"href":"http:\/\/thesoulpitt.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133\/revisions\/171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thesoulpitt.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thesoulpitt.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thesoulpitt.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nIn 2007, Allegheny County taxpayers challenged the constitutionality of Pennsylvania\u2019s base rate property valuation system in Clifton v. Allegheny County<\/em>, 969 A.2d 1197 (Pa. 2009).\u00a0 In turn, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered Allegheny County to reassess all properties for the first time since 2002. <\/span><\/p>\n
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\nJenyce M. Woodruff is a Business Attorney in Pittsburgh, PA and may be contacted for free residential and commercial appeals advice at 412.449.9052 or jmwoodruff@woodrufflawllc.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Also visit her website www.woodrufflawllc.com<\/a>. <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n