Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Tips for Virginia Real Estate Assessment Appeals in a COVID-19 Environment
On November 3, 2020, California voters narrowly approved Proposition 19 (The Home Protection for Seniors, Severely Disabled, Families, and Victims of Wildfire or Natural Disasters Act) and with it comes significant property...more
California’s unofficial election results indicate that Proposition 19, one of the two Propositions affecting California property tax rules, passed and will affect transfers after February 15, 2021. Commercial and industrial...more
On Friday, the Fifth District Court of Appeal issued a revised opinion in a closely-followed case, Singh vs. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, a property tax appeal involving the 2015 assessment of Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club...more
The Walt Disney World Resort has won its latest legal battle that will save the company — and potentially many other big hotel owners — millions of dollars in property taxes....more
Proposition 13, California's long-standing property tax law, is at risk of being partially unraveled, and along with it, property owners would incur a substantial increase in property taxes. On May 29, 2020, the initiative,...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
The Indiana Tax Court in Lake County Trust Co., Trust No. 6 v. St. Joseph County Assessor on October 17th reversed the dismissal of an exemption appeal by a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Flowers for Heaven, Inc., operating a pro-life...more
In a case that will have an impact on the owners of property that has been devalued as a result of environmental conditions, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently agreed that contaminated real estate could be appraised at 5...more