"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
During the recently concluded special session, the Connecticut General Assembly approved, and the Governor subsequently signed into law, Section 244 of Public Act No. 15-5 (June Special Session) that revokes the property tax...more
The Environment and Property Taxes -
It seems that many stakeholders are trying to deal with climate change.
Connecticut’s hundreds of miles of coastline along the Long Island Sound include many low-lying areas...more
Thorny Exemption Issue Discussed -
Limited Liability Company X owns property in the Town of Windham which it leases to Corporation Y. Both entities are tax exempt under the Internal Revenue Code. Both entities...more
A number of Connecticut municipalities (see list at the end of this alert) plan to conduct revaluations effective October 1, 2014.
For those with commercial real property located in one of the communities on the list,...more
In a rather prosaic case involving the measurement of damage to an automobile after an accident, the defendant who caused the accident sought to dismiss the plaintiff’s action because “her car [had] been fully repaired and...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
Property owners and assessment authorities continue to clash over the proper valuation for property tax purposes of rent-restricted, low-income housing. One of the most recent disagreements flared up in the small town of...more
The deadline for formally protesting an assessment to the boards of assessment appeals of the municipalities listed below is March 20, 2013. Appeal forms will be available at the assessor's office as the deadline approaches. ...more