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KaRiSsA
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Has anyone grieved their taxes w/ those things your get in the mail all the time?
 And did they get lowered?
Message edited 11/18/2005 8:22:32 AM.
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danielleandscott
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Re: Has anyone grieved their taxes w/ those things your get in the mail all the time?
I am wondering also
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| Posted 11/18/05 8:52 AM |
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CathyB
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Re: Has anyone grieved their taxes w/ those things your get in the mail all the time?
My ILs did. The way it works is the lawyer gets a portion of what they saved you the first year. You can grieve your taxes each year, as I understand it they can't go up, only stay the same or go down.
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| Posted 11/18/05 9:35 AM |
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jacardi
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Re: Has anyone grieved their taxes w/ those things your get in the mail all the time?
We did and we won our taxes were lowered 1000. IMO, it was totally worth it!!!! 
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| Posted 11/18/05 11:19 AM |
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Baboots
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Re: Has anyone grieved their taxes w/ those things your get in the mail all the time?
I'm sorry, but I don't understand what "grieving taxes" means. How does this work?
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| Posted 11/18/05 11:20 AM |
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CathyB
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Re: Has anyone grieved their taxes w/ those things your get in the mail all the time?
Basically you ask the town to reasses your home and see if they are charging you too much in taxes.
You can do it yourself, but you need a lot of backup, like what other homes in your area have sold for, etc. to show that your home isn't worth what the town claims it is, since that's what taxes are based off.
Most people hire one of these law firms that specialize in it. They will go to the hearings and all for you, do all the research, and try to decrease your taxes. If your taxes go down, they will charge you a percentage of what you saved the first year, and then each year after you pay the lower taxes. Until the town raises them again and you go through the whole process again.
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| Posted 11/18/05 11:47 AM |
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KaRiSsA
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Re: Has anyone grieved their taxes w/ those things your get in the mail all the time?
I'm gonna do it! TY!
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| Posted 11/18/05 11:47 AM |
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Baboots
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Re: Has anyone grieved their taxes w/ those things your get in the mail all the time?
Posted by sarahsmommy
Basically you ask the town to reasses your home and see if they are charging you too much in taxes.
You can do it yourself, but you need a lot of backup, like what other homes in your area have sold for, etc. to show that your home isn't worth what the town claims it is, since that's what taxes are based off.
Most people hire one of these law firms that specialize in it. They will go to the hearings and all for you, do all the research, and try to decrease your taxes. If your taxes go down, they will charge you a percentage of what you saved the first year, and then each year after you pay the lower taxes. Until the town raises them again and you go through the whole process again.
Interesting, thanks
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| Posted 11/18/05 11:55 AM |
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DjPiLL
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Re: Has anyone grieved their taxes w/ those things your get in the mail all the time?
I have an original Levittown ranch with no dormers or expansions. They better lower my taxes! 
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| Posted 11/18/05 12:22 PM |
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Corinne
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Re: Has anyone grieved their taxes w/ those things your get in the mail all the time?
my folks did and got it lowered, we tired and got a letter the other day stating that they were unable to get our taxes lower.
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| Posted 11/18/05 8:50 PM |
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Ellie
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Re: Has anyone grieved their taxes w/ those things your get in the mail all the time?
I did about 9 years ago at a previous home I lived at and they lowered my taxes about $800.
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| Posted 11/18/05 10:56 PM |
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Re: Has anyone grieved their taxes w/ those things your get in the mail all the time?
Does anyone know of anyone who does this? I have been looking into it. Thanks!!!
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