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chilltocam
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Greiving taxes
When we went to contract on our house, the seller said they were in the process of greiving the taxes. Now that we have closed and are the new owners, what happens the to tax greivance that the old owner had started? Do we have to re-start the process?
TIA
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Posted 4/25/12 10:57 AM  |
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violet5
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Re: Greiving taxes
I am in a similar boat and would be interested to hear the answer too.
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| Posted 4/25/12 11:32 AM |
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JDubs
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Re: Greiving taxes
when did you close? we didn't get a letter for an approved grievance until this february (and I applied for it the previous february).
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| Posted 4/25/12 12:07 PM |
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chilltocam
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Re: Greiving taxes
Posted by JDubs
when did you close? we didn't get a letter for an approved grievance until this february (and I applied for it the previous february).
We closed at the end of February this year. But I don't know when the previous owner started the process.
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| Posted 4/25/12 1:33 PM |
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Mill188
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Re: Greiving taxes
Nassau? Suffolk?
Do you know what law firm or company the previous owner used?
I need a little more information before I can point you in the right direction.
In Suffolk County, there is a one-year moratorium on filing after a successful reduction. In other words, if you reduce your assessment one year, the Town will keep it at the reduced level, but you can't protest for one year.
In Nassau County, you must re-grieve each and every year - although with Mangano's new 4-year plan that *may* change.
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| Posted 4/25/12 2:44 PM |
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chilltocam
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Re: Greiving taxes
Posted by Mill188
Nassau? Suffolk?
Do you know what law firm or company the previous owner used?
I need a little more information before I can point you in the right direction.
In Suffolk County, there is a one-year moratorium on filing after a successful reduction. In other words, if you reduce your assessment one year, the Town will keep it at the reduced level, but you can't protest for one year.
In Nassau County, you must re-grieve each and every year - although with Mangano's new 4-year plan that *may* change.
We are in Suffolk. I think DH knows what company the previous owner used because one day a woman pulled up in her car while DH was outside and was yelling to him from her car about the greivance, saying she had worked on it for the old owner. DH kept asking her to get out of her car if she wanted to talk to him, but she wouldn't, so he basically told her if she couldn't be bothered to be professional enough to get out of her car to discuss it with him, to take a hike. There has not been a reduction from the rpocess that the old owner started. I just don't know if we have to re-file or if what was started is still in the works.
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| Posted 4/25/12 3:05 PM |
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Mill188
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Re: Greiving taxes
Most 2011/12 grievances in Suffolk County have not yet been decided. You can check to see if a hearing date has been assigned yet (or if the case has been disposed of) by clicking here
ecourts
and then going to web civil supreme and entering in the former owners name.
If there was a successful appeal, you should be receiving a corrected second half 2011/12 tax bill from the tax receiver. The second half tax bills are issued or about May 1. The second half corrected tax bill will contain a credit of the amount of overpayment of taxes.
If the appeal still has not been decided and there is no determination until after the second half taxes are due, a refund will be issued. You do need to keep on top of that so that the company does not send the check to the former owner.
There is no need for you to (and in fact, by law you cannot) re-file a grievance for the 2011/12 tax year. If your assessment is not reduced or there is no determination by the next grievance period, you can file on your own behalf.
The grievance period in Suffolk County runs from May 1 through May 17 this year. If you miss out on it, you cannot grieve again until next May!
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| Posted 4/25/12 4:10 PM |
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chilltocam
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Re: Greiving taxes
Thank you so much. I did find the case on the link you provided. There was a hearing on 4/23/12. It says the outcome was "Other Settlement Pre-Note". Do you know what that means? Do I need to do anything at this point?
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| Posted 4/25/12 4:45 PM |
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Mill188
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Re: Greiving taxes
It means that the case was either settled with the Assessor or withdrawn prior to the hearing.
Sending FM....
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| Posted 4/26/12 9:22 AM |
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