Reassessments
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11006/1115934-53.stm
Support Chuck McCullough for County Executive to bring a positive change to Reassessment issue in Allegheny County:
Chuck McCullough, a Candidate for County Executive had introduced Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights legislation while he was on County Council:
1. Anti-windfall protection - would enable the County to enforce revenue neutrality requirements of state law.
2. Protection against mass appeals by taxing bodies - would curb "sale chasing" mass apppeals by charging local taxing bodies a $100 per property fee for each appeal.
3. Restore the taxpayer's right to have an appeal before a new assessment and higher tax bill go into effect.
4. Right of reimbursement for appraisal expenses - any residential taxpayer who succeeds in obtaining an assessment reduction of at least 15% would be reimbursed for appraisal expenses up to $150.
5. Right of the taxpayer to demand an on-site verification of a new assessment by the county.
6. Right to proportional increase in County Homestead exemption to reflect the overall increase in assessed values countywide due to a re-assessment.
7. Protection against "sticker shock" re-assessments by limiting the increase in assessed value due to a re-assessment to no more than 9% in each of the first two years following a re-assessment, with the balance in the third year.
8. Right to self-report the assessed value ala the income tax (state and federal), wage tax, inheritance and federal estate taxes by permitting the property owner to submit an appraisal or evidence of recent sale in lieu of a re-assessment.
9. Right to uniform application of the re-assessment - this would reduce the Predetermined Ratio (PDR) to reflect the overall percentage increase countywide of assessed values thus reducing everyone's assessed value by a uniform percentage instead of the current 100% market valuation.
Also, Chuck McCullough went to court in Feb, 2011 on behalf of himself and 3 other Republicans on County Council to get a stay of the reassessment - the Judge said he would have considered if this had been a formal action of County Council.
Support Chuck McCullough for County Executive to bring a positive change to Reassessment issue in Allegheny County:
Chuck McCullough, a Candidate for County Executive had introduced Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights legislation while he was on County Council:
1. Anti-windfall protection - would enable the County to enforce revenue neutrality requirements of state law.
2. Protection against mass appeals by taxing bodies - would curb "sale chasing" mass apppeals by charging local taxing bodies a $100 per property fee for each appeal.
3. Restore the taxpayer's right to have an appeal before a new assessment and higher tax bill go into effect.
4. Right of reimbursement for appraisal expenses - any residential taxpayer who succeeds in obtaining an assessment reduction of at least 15% would be reimbursed for appraisal expenses up to $150.
5. Right of the taxpayer to demand an on-site verification of a new assessment by the county.
6. Right to proportional increase in County Homestead exemption to reflect the overall increase in assessed values countywide due to a re-assessment.
7. Protection against "sticker shock" re-assessments by limiting the increase in assessed value due to a re-assessment to no more than 9% in each of the first two years following a re-assessment, with the balance in the third year.
8. Right to self-report the assessed value ala the income tax (state and federal), wage tax, inheritance and federal estate taxes by permitting the property owner to submit an appraisal or evidence of recent sale in lieu of a re-assessment.
9. Right to uniform application of the re-assessment - this would reduce the Predetermined Ratio (PDR) to reflect the overall percentage increase countywide of assessed values thus reducing everyone's assessed value by a uniform percentage instead of the current 100% market valuation.
Also, Chuck McCullough went to court in Feb, 2011 on behalf of himself and 3 other Republicans on County Council to get a stay of the reassessment - the Judge said he would have considered if this had been a formal action of County Council.
posted by Unknown at
7:36 PM
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So I'm clear on this, you're supporting a thief for County Executive. I guess our thief in the State Senate was re-elected so why not?
In the matter of the Estate of Shirley Jordan, the case was "dismissed with prejudice" two years ago by the Judge. We expect this same case to be dismissed again by the new Judge
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