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Episode 1: Chris Mercer Interview on Marketability Discount: Part 1
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Developer beware! In Wisconsin, assessors may use an “anticipated” vacancy in making assessments. Veritas Village LLC, the owner of a property with 189 apartments in Madison, contested the city's assessment of its property at...more
The City of MilwaukeeHouse with Calculator (and various other municipalities) has sent its Biennial Property Tax Exemption Report and Filing Fee Notices. Owners of tax-exempt real property in Wisconsin must file a Form PC-220...more
Did you recently receive a real property revaluation notice? If you live in one of 21 counties across the state, the answer is yes! These counties revalued all of their commercial and residential property for ad valorem tax...more
Taxpayers in Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana, may be in for an unpleasant surprise when property tax bills are mailed out in the coming days. Based on assessment data available on the Marion County Assessor’s website,...more
Because there are likely to be many more high voltage electric transmission lines (HVETL) constructed, it is important to focus on the impact these lines may have on commercial property values. The challenge is that the...more
Appraisals can be costly to prepare, in terms of dollars spent and time invested. Taxpayers would be at a disadvantage if they were compelled in every case to pay for appraisals to support claims of excessive assessments....more
The Bullet Point is a biweekly update of recent, unique, and impactful cases in state and federal courts in the area of commercial litigation. We’re pleased to expand the Bullet Point from its previous coverage of Ohio case...more
This week, property appraisers from all 67 Florida counties will mail (or have mailed) Truth in Millage (TRIM) notices to property owners around the state, indicating the 2021 valuation for each property. If not already...more
The Ohio Supreme Court issued an important decision today clarifying the proper method under Ohio law to value big box stores - in this case, a Lowe’s store. The Ohio Supreme Court rejected the property owner’s argument...more
Listeners in the property tax world have been clamoring for an update. Here is the latest in property taxes: pandemic implications, dark stores, intangibles, and more. Dave Ebersole joins Matt Hunsaker in the virtual studio...more
Property tax, or ad valorem tax, is a fact of life for people and businesses in Texas. As one of the few states in the United States without income tax, Texas counties rely on property tax as a source of revenue to pay for...more
Punxsutawney Area School District v. Broadwing Timber, LLC, 1209 C.D. 2018 (Pa. Commw. Ct., October 29, 2019) - Since the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s recent decision in Valley Forge Towers Apartments N, LP v. Upper...more
Name: Sheerin v. LaPorte County Assessor - Date Issued: December 11, 2019 - Property Type: Vacant lot - Assessment Year: 2015...more
In Guthrie v. Clark County Assessor (August 13, 2019), Taxpayer challenged the 2018 assessment of her home, pole barn and other improvements before the Indiana Board of Tax Review....more
The Court of Appeals of Texas (Dallas) addressed in an August 19th opinion an issue related to the Texas Tax Code’s exemption for solar and wind-powered energy devices. See Sunnova AP5 Conduit LLC v. Hunt County Appraisal...more
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 3143 into law, extending the Texas Chapter 312 property tax abatement program for a period of 10 years. In addition to extending the program, the bill also provides for increased...more
Tidbit on NNN lease property valuation - A sort of a humdrum ruling on the assessment appeal of a garden variety industrial building nevertheless offers a valuable insight as to proper use of the income valuation...more
Name: Wigwam Holdings LLC v. Madison County Assessor - Date Issued: May 8, 2019 - Property Type: 220,000 SF building, including a natatorium, auditorium and 8,996 seat basketball facility...more
When I am asked what I do or what type of law I practice, my ten second “elevator speech” is to say that I primarily focus on every aspect of real estate law “from A to Z, from acquisition to zoning and everything in...more
Cuyahoga County and 18 other Ohio counties recently completed the state-mandated six-year reappraisal of all real property in those counties. In Cuyahoga County, across all property types, values rose overall by an average of...more
The Texas state legislature must decide whether or not to extend the ad valorem property tax abatement program currently authorized under state law. The program is currently set to expire on September 1, 2019. Local tax...more
A recent decision by the South Carolina Administrative Law Court (ALC) highlights many of the valuation issues that can arise when property is appraised by a county assessor. In Taylor v. Aiken County Assessor, S.C. Admin....more
Twenty-six counties will conduct revaluations of all real estate in January 2019 and property owners — including businesses, nonprofit organizations and individuals — should pay close attention....more
U.S. Supreme Court Internet Sales Tax Decision and Property Values - Your editors do not need to belabor the point that brick and mortar retail occupancies, rents and values have been pounded as a result of internet...more
Name: L&R Enterprises, LLC v. Hancock County Assessor - Date Issued: July 2, 2018 - Property Type: Restaurant (freestanding, approximately 5,500 sq. ft.)...more