Property taxes
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You can vote for different people and you can challenge certain assessments.
I'm in Bucks County:
Board of Assessment Appeals | Bucks County, PA
The primary function of the board, which is comprised of three members, is to determine the current market value of all properties in the county and calculate the appropriate assessment.
PA in general:
Property Tax Appeal in PA
Considering filing a dispute on your tax assessment? Here are 5 reasons to consider a property tax appeal. Our real estate attorneys can help.
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Over the years I've heard talk about reform but it never materialized. Here's a few links to news articles. Note the dates.
State lawmaker proposes eliminating school property taxes, shifting burden to the state
Homeowners across Pennsylvania are paying billions in school property taxes, but a new proposal aims to eliminate those taxes and shift the burden to the state.
Pennsylvania governor proposes historic change for homeowners
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's new budget proposal includes a $1 billion property tax relief initiative.
www.newsweek.com
PA does have a property tax / rent rebate program (kinda hard to qualify for a lot of peeps):
I agree 100%.
The voters can fire the assholes raising rates, these people are elected.
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New York
Newsweek contacted Governor Hochul’s office for comment by email on Monday morning, outside of standard working hours.
In 2023, according to data by Cotality, median property taxes in the U.S. were up 26.3 percent from 2019 for homeowners who had their properties reassessed. From 2023 to 2024, they rose another 5.5 percent nationwide, according to CoreLogic.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/rea...y-tax-bill-by-65/ar-AA1RWguL?ocid=socialshare
New law lets thousands of homeowners slash their property tax bill by 65%
New legislation signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul will allow seniors living in the state to receive up to 65 percent in property tax exemption, a measure that she said should “make New York affordable” for those struggling with higher bills.Newsweek contacted Governor Hochul’s office for comment by email on Monday morning, outside of standard working hours.
Why It Matters
Property taxes have climbed all across the country in the years following the pandemic home-buying frenzy, which sent home values through the roof.In 2023, according to data by Cotality, median property taxes in the U.S. were up 26.3 percent from 2019 for homeowners who had their properties reassessed. From 2023 to 2024, they rose another 5.5 percent nationwide, according to CoreLogic.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/rea...y-tax-bill-by-65/ar-AA1RWguL?ocid=socialshare
That woman is a witch.
And that source is a Party website.
I wanna see the FINE PRINT.
And that source is a Party website.
I wanna see the FINE PRINT.
It's not who votes, that counts - but who counts the votes.
As I see it, the problem here isn't just assessment of market value - although that can be, frequently is, messed up, deliberately. It's jacking up the rates.You can vote for different people and you can challenge certain assessments.
I'm in Bucks County:
PA in general:Board of Assessment Appeals | Bucks County, PA
The primary function of the board, which is comprised of three members, is to determine the current market value of all properties in the county and calculate the appropriate assessment.www.buckscounty.gov
Property Tax Appeal in PA
Considering filing a dispute on your tax assessment? Here are 5 reasons to consider a property tax appeal. Our real estate attorneys can help.
Over the years I've heard talk about reform but it never materialized.
Locally here, there's a few examples. One that made the regional news, was that of a couple that bought a McRanch out near Great Falls in the early 1980s. Paid a very-modest price for it - under 100k. Retired there.
Now the property is appraised at over a million dollars. And local sales prices support that. There and in my town, here - prices are OUT of control - partly because of California refugees and partly because of REIT and other speculation on multifamily and industrial land.
All that money, printed up a few years ago...now chasing land in the less-spoiled regions of the nation.
What is happening to the Great Falls couple is, their tax bill is forcing them to sell. THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN. I don't know if they have a Homestead reduction, or even if the tax bill is unaffordable WITH that reduction. You cut the tax from $40k to $20k, when you're living on only $35k, it's not much help.
Cal. Prop. 13, as I understood it, froze taxes at the level and rate they were assessed at time of sale. With inflation, that's not practical; I don't know if there's a CPI override on it, or other stipulations.
A blanket freeze is probably not practical; but there has to be a better way than jumping through hoops for a corrupt Assessor. I have been through THAT in NY State.
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It's always about the income limits. In order to get the break your income will most likely have to be around poverty level.
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Yeah, here in snowflake city that level is $40,000.
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26K here.
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Allodial title. No tax.
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Texas
Under Patrick’s proposal, dubbed “Operation Double Nickel,” the state’s homestead exemption for school property taxes would increase by another $40,000, after Texas voters in November green-lit the latest increase by the same amount, from $100,000 to $140,000. The minimum exemption under Patrick’s latest plan would allow homeowners to shave $180,000 off the value that can be taxed by their local school district.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/l...erty-taxes-again/ar-AA1S24e4?ocid=socialshare
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to increase the homestead exemption for school property taxes again
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Tuesday unveiled a plan to drive down property taxes by further hiking the amount of a home’s value that can’t be taxed to pay for public schools and lowering the age at which Texans qualify for additional relief on their school tax bills.Under Patrick’s proposal, dubbed “Operation Double Nickel,” the state’s homestead exemption for school property taxes would increase by another $40,000, after Texas voters in November green-lit the latest increase by the same amount, from $100,000 to $140,000. The minimum exemption under Patrick’s latest plan would allow homeowners to shave $180,000 off the value that can be taxed by their local school district.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/l...erty-taxes-again/ar-AA1S24e4?ocid=socialshare
How 'bout, we just reduce the size of school districts.
Go back to NEIGHBORHOOD schools.
And pay teachers what they're worth - which is not what the NEA has gotten them through goonion tactics.
Remember the day, back when primary-school teaching was the job for young women, not yet settled...who, once they found men, could leave and then maybe return when the children were grown? What the hell was wrong with THAT? Are we still wrapped up in this denying of basic biological/sexual differences? To the point where we have to first, pervert our children, then bring our wombynz, now seduced by the LGBTQ++ demons, into schools at corporate CEO salaries? With a whole phalanx of educrat positions opened up, to mirror CEO slots in major (Government-connected) corporations?
Go back to NEIGHBORHOOD schools.
And pay teachers what they're worth - which is not what the NEA has gotten them through goonion tactics.
Remember the day, back when primary-school teaching was the job for young women, not yet settled...who, once they found men, could leave and then maybe return when the children were grown? What the hell was wrong with THAT? Are we still wrapped up in this denying of basic biological/sexual differences? To the point where we have to first, pervert our children, then bring our wombynz, now seduced by the LGBTQ++ demons, into schools at corporate CEO salaries? With a whole phalanx of educrat positions opened up, to mirror CEO slots in major (Government-connected) corporations?