[dhuffman@awod.com]

We have just completed a community wide appraisal. _All_ who appealed were granted a reduction. How much padding is there in these appraisals to allow such easy reductions? Hardly fair.

either we are equal or we are not. Good people ought to be armed where they will, with wits and guns. Merry Christmas

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

Come to the D.C. suburbs where you'll pay $5000/year in property taxes for an average single family home. Once your mortgage is paid off you have to pay $450/month in taxes or the government takes your home.

[deport]

Out of the question Besides, Watson says, selling the house is out of the question. Given the smell, "how many people are going to want to buy it?"

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Well all he needs is one willing buyer and it won't be out of the question....

However, I suspect a jury of the property owners peers will side with them and not the County Appraiser's office. It will be interesting to see the results.

Maybe the appraisial office can get home boy Dan Rather to find a notarized copy certifying their contentions.....

[pnh102]

Another reason why property taxes are one of the most unfair taxes. I'd like to see a Constitutional Amendment that bans them for one's primary residence at least... but fat chance of that happening :(

I remember when Ed Rendell was running for governor of Penna. in 2002. He claimed that he did not raise property taxes at all during his tenure as mayor. He was correct, of course, however, the city government simply kept reassessing peoples' houses to ridiculous amounts so that it would increase the total tax paid instead.

[Ken522]

It seems like this creature Gamble is abusing her position as a paid government employee by going against the judgement of elected officials.

[FixitGuy]

Property taxes are among the most arbitrary, invasive and unfair scams perpetrated on the American people.

They are assessed by little small minded people hiding in inaccessible county offices all over our country. Try fighting against it.

But then that's just one man's opinion.

If some yuppy pays too much for the house next door, your taxes will go up.

[traviskicks]

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[Crooked Constituent]

ASSESSMENT/ASSESSOR SCRAMBLES PROPERTY TAX ISSUE

[Rb ver. 2.0]

Besides sour grapes, what are the homeowners being sued for? The difference in property tax between the original assessment and review assessment?

[Texas_Jarhead]

"It's the 30 percent hike in his property tax appraisal"

That is ridiculously high.

[A CA Guy]

If the market shows there is no decrease in sales prices due to the smell, then the home owners in fact have no case to make.

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Property tax is confiscating your property a little at a time. If the tax is 5%, then it confiscates your property over a 20 year period.
You get the upkeep, maintenance, insurance, snow shoveling and leaf raking, not the govmnt.

[elkfersupper]

Greedy bureaucrat alert.

[wintertime]

Remember, please, that a good hefty chunk of property taxes goes to support government mis-education.