Residential Real Estate, Tax Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use

Appellate Notes: Recent Decisions of the Connecticut Supreme and Appellate Courts - January 2013

by Edward McCreery III | Pullman & Comley, LLC on 2/14/2013

In This Issue: -AC31211 - Aguinaldo v. Warner -AC33771 - Thompson Gardens West Condominium Assn., Inc. v. Masto -AC33850 - Unifund CCR Partners v. Schaeppi -AC33400 - Samnard Associates, LLC...more

The Fiscal Cliff for Condominium Developers

by Kristi Stotts | Winstead PC on 12/31/2012

Heard enough about the fiscal cliff? Condominium developers should take into consideration the potential liability for assessments on developer owned condominium units when structuring condominium regimes to avoid their own...more

Local Government Economic Development Property Tax Exemptions

by Carlton Fields on 11/8/2012

Over the last several years, county and city governments have looked anew at a more than 30-year-old provision in the Florida Constitution that permits using property tax exemptions as economic development tools. The Florida...more

What you need to know today about Municipal Improvement Districts (Presentation)

by Nexsen Pruet, PLLC on 10/22/2012

In This Presentation: Municipal Improvements Act; The Governing Body and MID; Authorized Improvements; Common Questions; Criteria for the MID; Common Questions; and Boundary Issues. Excerpt from Municipal...more

Focus on Real Estate - October 2012

by Dentons on 10/5/2012

In This Issue: 1 City of Toronto Zoning By-Law Update 2 New Heritage Official Plan Policies For The City of Toronto 3 Creditor Priority as between Factoring Companies and Lienholders in the Wake of the Alberta...more

Property

by Sedgwick LLP on 9/6/2012

UPDATED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 Mortgage Foreclosure. Question Certified: Does the test set forth in Arlt v. Buchanan, 190 So. 2d 575 (Fla. 1966), for vacating a foreclosure sale apply when adequacy of the bid price is...more

Virginia Supreme Court Opinions Affecting Local Government Law: June 7, 2012

by Sands Anderson PC on 6/8/2012

Today, the Virginia Supreme Court issued several opinions affecting the practice of Virginia local government law. The cases involve (1) an inverse condemnation claim against VDOT for flooding, (2) another application of...more

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues Tech One Decision, Impacting Property Tax Valuation of Property Constructed Pursuant to Ground...

by Reed Smith on 5/4/2012

On April 25, 2012, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated decision in Tech One Associates v. Bd. of Prop. Ass’t. of Allegh. Co., et al. At issue in this case is a matter of significant importance to...more

No Change Of Ownership Assessment Exemption For Property Sold To Private Party Under Threat Of Condemnation

by Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 4/24/2012

A California court of appeal recently rejected a landowner’s claim that newly purchased replacement property should be exempt from reassessment and the establishment of a new base year value because the landowner sold his...more

Proposed Changes to the Georgia Land Conservation Tax Credit Act (O.C.G.A. § 48-7-29.12)

by Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 3/21/2012

In April 2006, the state of Georgia passed the Georgia Land Conservation Tax Credit Act, creating a new state income tax credit (not deduction) for land conservation. The purpose of the law was to provide a financial...more

PA Tax Notes

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 2/24/2012

Interest on Real Estate Tax Overpayments The Commonwealth Court has held that the provisions of the Local Taxpayer Bill of Rights apply to refunds of real estate taxes, requiring that interest be calculated from the...more

Property Taxes And Public Safety

by Davis Brown Law Firm on 2/13/2012

A heavily amended property tax bill got the green light from the Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee this week. HF2274 (formerly HSB 519), the Governor’s commercial property tax reform proposal, now...more

Redevelopment Update: New Legislation and Designation of Successor Agencies

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 1/20/2012

Despite the launch of two bills — one that would delay the effective dissolution date of redevelopment agencies (RDAs) across the state and another that would allow cities to retain affordable housing funds — cities are...more

Conservation Easements–Using The IRS Audit Manual To Avoid Issues

by Charles (Chuck) Rubin on 12/14/2011

An owner of real property that donates a conservation easement to a qualified organization may be able to deduct the value of the easement for income tax purposes. Such a deductible contribution requires the contribution of a...more

Property Valuation Topics - Fall 2011

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 11/1/2011

The Property Valuation practice has just released its Fall 2011 newsletter containing the following articles: >> Hartford Revaluation to Proceed >> When is a Settlement not a Settlement? >> How...more

Cook County Assessments Continue Downward Drift with Residential Share Increasing

by Franczek Radelet P.C. on 9/29/2011

As Cook County second installment tax bills arrive in mailboxes over the next several days, it is worth taking a few moments to examine the trend of assessments across the County by property class and among townships. In a FR...more

Municipal Revaluation Alert

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 9/7/2011

2011 Property Revaluations in Connecticut Our research indicates that nearly 50 municipalities in Connecticut are planning to conduct revaluations effective October 1, 2011. There are a number of steps that property owners...more

Property Valuation Topics - Summer 2011

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 8/2/2011

Pullman & Comley's Property Valuation practice has released its most recent edition of Property Valuation Topics with the following articles: >> Read the Appraisal Report Carefully >> The End of an...more

Property Valuation Topics - Spring 2011

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 6/21/2011

Pullman & Comley's Property Valuation department has released its Spring 2011 edition of Property Valuation Topics, a newsletter that includes the following articles: >> Landmark "Standing" Ruling Issued ...more

Virginia Supreme Court Issues Local Government Opinions - June 9, 2011

by Sands Anderson PC on 6/13/2011

The Virginia Supreme Court issued these new opinions affecting Virginia local government law on June 9, 2011: 100347 Riverside Owner v. City of Richmond 06/09/2011 In a taxpayers’ action for relief from allegedly...more

Reform of French Taxes on Wealth and Estates

by Morgan Lewis on 6/3/2011

On 11 May, the French Government introduced before the National Assembly an Amending Finance Bill (n°3046) for 2011 (the Bill) that proposes a significant reform of taxes on wealth and estates. Pursuant to the Bill, the tax...more

Update On Redevelopment Law: No News Is...No News

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/27/2011

This is the first in a series of blog entries monitoring the proposal to eliminate redevelopment agencies and describing alternative public funding sources for redevelopment projects. After much discussion, debate and...more

Property Valuation Topics - Winter 2011

by Pullman & Comley, LLC on 3/9/2011

Pullman & Comley's Property Valuation department has released its Winter 2011 edition of Property Valuation Topics, a newsletter that includes the following articles: >> PILOTs Examined >> New London and...more

PA Property Tax Notes: Mere Conveyance Not Justification For Reassessment

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 1/21/2011

The Commonwealth Court has ruled that a reassessment issued following the purchase of a newly constructed home in a development constituted an impermissible "spot reassessment," in violation of the Fourth to Eighth Class...more

Service District Ordinance Upheld: Nageotte v. Board of Supervisors of Stafford County

by Sands Anderson PC on 12/12/2010

As in the Virginia Supreme Court’s November 4, 2010 FFW Enterprises v. Fairfax County opinion, the issue of excluding residential properties by classification from a special tax was addressed the same day in the case of...more

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