Comments on: To Challenge Your Property Tax Assessment Or Not? http://pqliving.com/to-challenge-your-property-tax-assessment-or-not/ Downtown Washington DC/Penn Quarter news and urban commentary Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:04:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Si Kailian http://pqliving.com/to-challenge-your-property-tax-assessment-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-14265 Si Kailian Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:40:03 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=4673#comment-14265 You can also use your neighbors as a basis for appeal. when you look up your record on the OTR site, you can find all of the records for your neighbors by only entering the square number. sq footage should be listed. you can also look up recent sales the same way. and certainly a recent appraisal is excellent hard evidence. You can also use your neighbors as a basis for appeal. when you look up your record on the OTR site, you can find all of the records for your neighbors by only entering the square number. sq footage should be listed. you can also look up recent sales the same way.

and certainly a recent appraisal is excellent hard evidence.

]]> By: pqresident http://pqliving.com/to-challenge-your-property-tax-assessment-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-14257 pqresident Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:40:16 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=4673#comment-14257 we had one comment submitted asking about tax abatements on two specific buildings downtown. some condos downtown do have tax abatements in place for multi-year periods that reduces but does not eliminate taxes during the eligibility period. we recommend contacting your condo board, condo management, a trusted realtor who really knows downtown or <a href="http://otr.cfo.dc.gov/otr/site/default.asp" rel="nofollow">DC's OTR</a> to discover that information, its applicability and how it all works. the aforementioned program is not the same as DC's Lower Income Home Ownership Tax Abatement program. if you want a feel for how a tax abatement program works, <a href="http://app.cfo.dc.gov/services/fiscal_impact/pdf/spring09/NoMA_Res.pdf" rel="nofollow">check out this fiscal impact statement on DC's proposed 2009 NoMa residential tax abatement from Natwar Gandhi, DC's CFO [PDF file]</a>. questions about our comment policy can be directed to our mailbag at: pqliving [at] gmail [dot] com. we had one comment submitted asking about tax abatements on two specific buildings downtown. some condos downtown do have tax abatements in place for multi-year periods that reduces but does not eliminate taxes during the eligibility period. we recommend contacting your condo board, condo management, a trusted realtor who really knows downtown or DC’s OTR to discover that information, its applicability and how it all works. the aforementioned program is not the same as DC’s Lower Income Home Ownership Tax Abatement program.

if you want a feel for how a tax abatement program works, check out this fiscal impact statement on DC’s proposed 2009 NoMa residential tax abatement from Natwar Gandhi, DC’s CFO [PDF file].

questions about our comment policy can be directed to our mailbag at: pqliving [at] gmail [dot] com.

]]> By: Columbo http://pqliving.com/to-challenge-your-property-tax-assessment-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-14249 Columbo Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:20:22 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=4673#comment-14249 Kimberly: refile your homestead exemption, see <a href="http://pqliving.com/?p=1074" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">this earlier post on the subject</A>. Also, the cap on your tax increase applies only to the tax bill. Your assessed value can go up much more, but your actual bill amount can only go up by a certain percentage. Kimberly: refile your homestead exemption, see this earlier post on the subject.

Also, the cap on your tax increase applies only to the tax bill. Your assessed value can go up much more, but your actual bill amount can only go up by a certain percentage.

]]> By: Kimberly http://pqliving.com/to-challenge-your-property-tax-assessment-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-14248 Kimberly Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:37:48 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=4673#comment-14248 Thanks Anon 3:37. This is helpful, although a bit frustrating since we closed on our condo over 5 months ago and it's still in the developer's name. In addition, our assessment more than doubled! I assume this is because the last time it was assessed the building was under construction (part of City Vista) but still a bit unnerving. Also it currently says there is no Homestead Exemption applied, but if this is our primary residence we should be eligible, right? And am I understanding properly that the maximum amount your taxes can increase is 10% per year? (http://otr.cfo.dc.gov/otr/cwp/view,a,1330,q,594289.asp) Thanks Anon 3:37. This is helpful, although a bit frustrating since we closed on our condo over 5 months ago and it’s still in the developer’s name. In addition, our assessment more than doubled! I assume this is because the last time it was assessed the building was under construction (part of City Vista) but still a bit unnerving. Also it currently says there is no Homestead Exemption applied, but if this is our primary residence we should be eligible, right?
And am I understanding properly that the maximum amount your taxes can increase is 10% per year? (http://otr.cfo.dc.gov/otr/cwp/view,a,1330,q,594289.asp)

]]> By: Anonymous http://pqliving.com/to-challenge-your-property-tax-assessment-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-14247 Anonymous Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:05:54 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=4673#comment-14247 Can anyone who successfully appealed provide practical advice on what type of evidence to include in the appeal. Unfortunately, I don't think there's a PACER equivalent for tax assessment dockets to pull examples from. Can anyone who successfully appealed provide practical advice on what type of evidence to include in the appeal. Unfortunately, I don’t think there’s a PACER equivalent for tax assessment dockets to pull examples from.

]]> By: Anonymous http://pqliving.com/to-challenge-your-property-tax-assessment-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-14246 Anonymous Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:37:58 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=4673#comment-14246 If you know your square and lot number, you can check the 2010 assessment here: http://www.taxpayerservicecenter.com/RP_Search.jsp?search_type=Assessment You can find instructions on how to appeal here: http://otr.cfo.dc.gov/otr/cwp/view,a,1330,q,594366,otrNav_gid,1679,otrNav,|33280|.asp If you know your square and lot number, you can check the 2010 assessment here:

http://www.taxpayerservicecenter.com/RP_Search.jsp?search_type=Assessment

You can find instructions on how to appeal here:

http://otr.cfo.dc.gov/otr/cwp/view,a,1330,q,594366,otrNav_gid,1679,otrNav,|33280|.asp

]]> By: Kimberly http://pqliving.com/to-challenge-your-property-tax-assessment-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-14245 Kimberly Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:04:57 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=4673#comment-14245 We closed on our condo in October and I haven't seen a tax assessment. Should we have received by now, and if not, how can we request it? And if we'd like to appeal, what is the process? Thanks... We closed on our condo in October and I haven’t seen a tax assessment. Should we have received by now, and if not, how can we request it? And if we’d like to appeal, what is the process?
Thanks…

]]> By: Clara Barton Dweller http://pqliving.com/to-challenge-your-property-tax-assessment-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-14243 Clara Barton Dweller Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:17:29 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=4673#comment-14243 I am definitely appealing. One ridiculous part of OTR's little pipe dream is that my assessment has not gone up the past 2 times, and now it has, by about $40K. Maybe OTR realized this year that they need more money to cover the millions Harriette Walters spent at Neiman Marcus. But that shouldn't be OUR problem. I am definitely appealing. One ridiculous part of OTR’s little pipe dream is that my assessment has not gone up the past 2 times, and now it has, by about $40K.

Maybe OTR realized this year that they need more money to cover the millions Harriette Walters spent at Neiman Marcus. But that shouldn’t be OUR problem.

]]> By: LiveAndWorkinPQ http://pqliving.com/to-challenge-your-property-tax-assessment-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-14241 LiveAndWorkinPQ Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:57:07 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=4673#comment-14241 I was expecting the worst but actually thought mine was about right - the 2009/2010 was down about 10% from the 2008/2009 assessment. but it's a newish building so their was no built up appreciation, the assessment was based on the original purchase price a couple of years ago. I was expecting the worst but actually thought mine was about right – the 2009/2010 was down about 10% from the 2008/2009 assessment. but it’s a newish building so their was no built up appreciation, the assessment was based on the original purchase price a couple of years ago.

]]> By: clo*bee http://pqliving.com/to-challenge-your-property-tax-assessment-or-not/comment-page-1/#comment-14239 clo*bee Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:34:32 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=4673#comment-14239 My tax assessment is $25K higher than an appraisal that I had completed ~ 2 months ago. My tax assessment is $25K higher than an appraisal that I had completed ~ 2 months ago.

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