Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Tips for Virginia Real Estate Assessment Appeals in a COVID-19 Environment
During the 2024 regular session of the Connecticut General Assembly, seven bills were passed and signed into law that deal with a variety of property tax matters. Of these, the most significant is Public Act No. 24-151. This...more
The 2024 exemption deadline is almost upon us! As with every year here in Florida, the property tax exemption application deadline falls on March 1. So it is again time for senior living facilities around the state to...more
A recent decision by the Appeals Court of Massachusetts* about the entitlement of two nonprofit corporations which rent apartments at below- market rates to low-income elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities...more
On February 10, 2023, in a much-anticipated group of Opinions, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court (“Court”) held that four separate Tower Health hospitals (one in Montgomery County and three in Chester County) did not...more
Any commercial assessment increase not related to new construction must be phased in over the next 5 years at 20% per year. As we enter the 3rd year since the 2020/21 County-wide reassessment, a reminder, that if your...more
In In Re: Appeal of the Coatesville Area S.D., et al., Nos.1130 & 1161 C.D. 2018 (Pa. Commw. Ct. Aug. 19, 2022), the Commonwealth Court decided cross-appeals of a taxing school district and a property owner regarding the...more
Indiana taxpayers with property that is or may be exempt from real or personal property tax have up to and including April 1 to file an exemption application (the Form 136, with supporting attachments). Exemptions are not...more
While these last two years have often caused individuals to forget the day or month we are in, one thing hasn’t changed: deadlines. It is again the time for senior living facilities around the state to evaluate whether the...more
TRANSACTION PRIVILEGE TAX UPDATES LEGISLATION - Senate Bill 1110, Chapter 443. Tribal Exemptions. This bill codified the following exemptions applicable to Indian tribes and tribal members at A.R.S. § 42-5121 et seq.: (1)...more
Beginning in 2022, Ohio will require owners of exempt real property to notify the county auditor if the property “ceases to qualify for exemption.” House Bill 110 - the most recent budget bill - included a provision that...more
Indiana property tax exemption applications must be filed on or before April 1, 2021. To grant an exemption, a county’s property tax assessment board of appeals will look at both the physical status and use of a property as...more
The start of a new year frequently includes new or updated statutes, and South Carolina is no exception. 2021 brings an update to South Carolina rollback tax laws, with potentially significant implications for real estate...more
As we have turned the calendar to 2021, now is again the time for senior living facilities around the state to evaluate whether the facility is eligible for any property tax exemptions for 2021. Exemption applications are due...more
On November 3, 2020, California voters approved Prop 19, which will make several changes to the state’s property tax laws. Among these changes are new restrictions on the applicability of the...more
The Supreme Court, Appellate Division (Fourth Department), New York (“Court”) in an August 20th Memorandum and Order (“Order”) addressed Cornell University’s (“Cornell”) challenge to a tax assessment on a solar photovoltaic...more
The South Carolina Department of Revenue (“DOR”, “SCDOR”, the “Department”) recently issued SC Information Letter #20-22 in which it released a series of helpful “Information Guides” concerning updated and specific...more
The 2020 “short” (non-budget) session of the Indiana General Assembly concluded in March. Following is a summary of two acts addressing various property tax matters that passed. The summary highlights assessment and...more
Die Corona-Pandemie macht vor der Immobilienbranche nicht halt. Das offensichtlichste Beispiel sind die nun vielfach ausbleibenden Mietzahlungen, die Immobilieninvestoren vor Probleme stellen. Die (miet-)rechtlichen...more
The annual exercise of filing real and personal property tax exemption applications is once again upon Indiana taxpayers, as the April 1 deadline for these applications draws near. If an application is required and not filed,...more
Nassau County Class 4 Commercial Property – Disputed Assessment Fund (“DAF”) Program Continues with 2018/19 bills - All Class 4 commercial properties now fund potential property tax refunds by contributing to the DAF. The...more
Approximately 20% of Connecticut’s 169 municipalities usually conduct general revaluations every five years as required by law. Due to a quirk in the schedule, 2019 revaluations will be conducted by only 14 communities. While...more
Name: Rainbow Rascals Warsaw, LLC v. Kosciusko County Assessor - Date Issued: April 10, 2019 - Property Type: Childcare Facility - Assessment Year(s): 2015-2018...more
On April 30, 2019, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law Public Chapter No. 265 (Senate Bill No. 708 or “S.B. 708”), amending the provisions of Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-5-502 relating to the taxation of leasehold interests....more
British Columbia’s Speculation and Vacancy Tax Act (Bill 45) (SVTA) recently received royal assent. As announced in the 2018 provincial budget, the SVTA introduces a tax on residential properties left vacant for six months or...more
Now is the time for senior living facilities around the state to evaluate whether the facility is eligible for any property tax exemptions for 2019. Exemption applications are due with the respective County Property Appraiser...more