As readers of this blog probably know, a property tax appeal is initiated by filing a petition with a municipality’s Board of Assessment Appeals. Typically, the appeal must be filed with the Board no later than February 20. ...more
1/24/2024
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In 2017, twenty years after purchasing a property in Fairfield, the owner became aware that the Town had been valuing her 1.06 acre lot as if it held 1.60 acres. ...more
A large number of Connecticut municipalities are conducting revaluations as of October 1, 2023.
A notice containing the proposed new assessment of your property will be mailed before the end of this year. ...more
10/19/2023
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Please note: This alert was originally published on 09/28/2022 and was updated on 11/17/2022.
A large number of Connecticut municipalities are conducting revaluations as of October 1, 2022. ...more
11/18/2022
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A large number of Connecticut municipalities began conducting revaluations as of October 1, 2022.
Important topics for taxpayers to consider include...more
The September 12, 2022 issue of the Virginia Mercury reports that "as sea level rise shifts tidal lines along the nation's coast, local governments face potentially steep drops in tax revenue as a sizeable amount of...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
Forty Connecticut municipalities are scheduled to conduct real property revaluations effective October 1, 2021. The following is a partial list of some larger municipalities undergoing a revaluation this year, which are home...more
9/27/2021
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Forty Connecticut municipalities are scheduled to conduct real property revaluations effective October 1, 2021. A list of the larger revaluing municipalities appears at the end of this alert. A revaluation notice containing...more
A number of Connecticut communities implemented town-wide real estate revaluations as of October 1, 2020; this assessment date will be the basis for taxes due July 1, 2021. See a full list of the revaluation municipalities...more
The deadline to appeal Fiscal Year 2021 assessments to municipal Boards of Assessors in Massachusetts depends on whether your property is located in a municipality that collects taxes two or four times per year. ...more
Thirty-four Connecticut municipalities are scheduled to conduct real property revaluations effective October 1, 2020. In response to COVID-19, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 7S earlier this year which...more
Fourteen Connecticut municipalities are conducting real property revaluations effective October 1, 2019.
A revaluation notice containing the proposed new assessment of your property will be mailed in the latter part of...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
8/13/2019
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In an ad valorem appeal of the value of an office/retail building and its associated parking lot in Springfield, the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board (ATB) addressed the property owner’s contention that a proposal to...more
3/15/2019
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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
10/26/2018
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October 10, 2018 Approximately a quarter of Connecticut municipalities plan to conduct revaluations effective October 1, 2018....more
Welcome to Pullman & Comley's Real Estate Newsletter, Groundbreaking News. Written by our team of attorneys, you'll find articles that highlight hot topics and developments spaning the fields of real estate, land use and...more
9/21/2018
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Showdown at the BAA corral?
Consider this scenario: a property owner shows up at his appointed time and day to challenge his assessment before a public meeting of the Nutmeg Board of Assessment Appeals. ...more
Hartford Bankruptcy Threat Postponed -
The immediate possibility of Connecticut’s capital city filing a bankruptcy petition has been mitigated as a result of the newly adopted Connecticut budget. ...more
Property Assessment Class Action Fails -
On previous occasions, the editors of Property Tax and Valuations Topics have noted that Connecticut courts tend to be rather strict in requiring property owners to pursue statutory...more
11/15/2017
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Declaratory Judgment Not the Correct Remedy -
Danping Li sued the Town of Woodbury with regard to the assessments of three properties she owned in that community. One of the counts of her complaint seeking a declaratory...more
"Celebrity" Value?
In 2004, in the quaint Fenwick borough of Old Saybrook, a developer purchased the beachfront summer home of the late actress Katharine Hepburn. The discovery of a discontinued road, which ran over...more
A number of Connecticut municipalities (see list at the end of this alert) plan to conduct revaluations effective October 1, 2013.
For those with commercial real property located in one of the communities on the list,...more