BLOG: Property Tax Appeal
Taxpayers’ Spot Assessment Claim Denied
The dismissal of a taxpayers’ challenge to their residential property tax assessment on the basis that it was an unconstitutional “spot assessment” was upheld on appeal for procedural reasons. Schwartz v. Township of Wayne, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket No. A-3756-07T2. The homeowners, Douglas and Mary Ann Schwartz, appealed their 2006 assessment,... Read More
Pro Se Litigant Given Another Chance in Tax Appeal
A New Jersey appellate court provided an Essex County homeowner with another chance to prosecute a property tax appeal on his residential property in Newark. Clarence Paul Roberts, who had filed an appeal of his property tax assessment with the Essex County Board of Taxation and New Jersey Tax Court, had that appeal dismissed by the... Read More
REDUCING REAL PROPERTY TAX EXPENSES IN A DOWN REAL ESTATE MARKET
APRIL 1, 2009 FILING DEADLINE LOOMS The recent economic turmoil has taken its toll on certain sectors of the real estate market in New Jersey. Owners, operators and property managers of commercial, industrial and other investment properties may look to reduce real estate tax expenses by considering whether to appeal their 2009 local... Read More
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions regarding real estate tax appeals in New Jersey. Published in the Asbury Park Press, January 14, 2009 “Q: What is the basis of a property’s assessment? A: The state Division of Taxation annually conducts a fiscal year sales survey, investigating most property transfers in your municipality, with the local assessor assisting. Every... Read More
Appeals Court Refuses to Lower Tax Assessment for Environmental Cleanup Costs
A New Jersey Appellate Court recently affirmed the Borough of Hawthorne’s real property tax assessment on a contaminated parcel of land which had been historically used for the manufacture of industrial and commercial coatings, including nail polish. Pan Chemical Corp. v. Hawthorne Borough, Docket No. A-4779-06T1. The Court found that the Borough’s tax assessment,... Read More
Tax appeal mania not fading away
Monday, January 12, 2009 Last updated: Monday January 12, 2009, 7:29 AM BY PAUL BRUBAKER Herald News “Thousands of tax appeals have been filed in Passaic County in recent years, and local officials say the trend is expected to continue as government expenses increase, the housing market is stifled by a lack of available... Read More
