I live in NJ and the houses my area got reassesed. My home came bakc at double the price!! I called and they said I could fight it at a hearing tomorrow at 2:30! I was like WHAT, TOMORROW! So my dad said he will go with me (isnt he sweet?). I took pics and measured sq ft and they were off. They also said to get the values of homes that sold near me. Where do I go for that?? Please help these taxes are really getting out of control. I mean I live in an old farm house. Please help!!!
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Lewella
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In some areas sale info is available online. Otherwise you can get the information from your county or possibly a local real estate agent. When we went to our board of review to get our property value reduced a few years ago I also went to the Farm Service Agency and got the information on soil type because sometimes that can effect property value also.
I have been searching and catn find anything. The hearing is tomorrow!!! I had no notice to do anything. I just found out today after work!
Farmhand
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Take a look here and see if you find any useful information.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=...+NJ&spell=1
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=...+NJ&spell=1
Sterling
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Lewella is right about the RE agent. We've done some reasearch that way and contacted a good RE agent. Have you done any kind of upgrades to your house recently? New roof.....paved driveway...siding...etc? That "may" make a difference. Could you possibly get to the hearing and ask that it be continued to another date in time? We just put up a new roof last year.....our taxes hiked up quite a bit...
Otherwise try Realtor.com.....type in your town and other info....that's a pretty good site for getting a good idea locally what the RE is like in your area.
Otherwise try Realtor.com.....type in your town and other info....that's a pretty good site for getting a good idea locally what the RE is like in your area.
Maybe you can contact a local Realtor? They are messing with house values here too since we have so many gas wells going in. For some stoopid reason they value the homes UP if they have a well, doesnt matter if the owner has mineral rights or not 
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eta: they should devalue those homes because who wants to look at a huge well pad? Not too mention the noise from the diesel pumps and trucks coming in to empty it.
OH!eta: they should devalue those homes because who wants to look at a huge well pad? Not too mention the noise from the diesel pumps and trucks coming in to empty it.
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Farmhand
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I know here in MI. if you fail to get it lowered at the local level, you can take it to the "State Tax Tribunal Board" That may give you more time to get things in order.
coopermini
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Good luck! Here they have done the same thing a couple times. You have caught them on the measurements. that is a good way to get at least thier attention. I have no idea why they can give you only 1 day notice for a hearing. That would not seem legal. The municpality should have all the Real Estate prices for your area, after all they did the comparison and they have to show you thier info.
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This may be a long shot, but have you had an appraisal done on your house in the past year? This would be proof of it's current value. I agree with the others, contact the realators in the area first thing in the morning. They can do a simple search of the listings in your area and tell you what they sold for in the past few months and most of those listings can be sent to you via email. I know as we were looking into moving and were sent listings by email. Also, do go to the hearing and see if you can get a continuance as was stated before. This will give you time to get an appraisal as to the value of your house. This will probably cost several hundred, but may be cheaper than you paying the double rate on the taxes especially if your property is not worth any more than before the assessment.
Oh, and if they won't give you more time, there is next year that you can fight this. I know you will have to pay this year, but at least you can try to get them lowered in the future.
I am not sure about NJ, but here in Idaho our assessment notices come out in the spring and it tells us on the notice that we have "x" number of days to file a complaint. Then we go to a hearing. I am surprised that you were not sent an assessment earlier as in most states it is manditory that they give you proper notification which includes enough time to gather proof of your property value.
Good luck! Not fun during the holidays...
Oh, and if they won't give you more time, there is next year that you can fight this. I know you will have to pay this year, but at least you can try to get them lowered in the future.
I am not sure about NJ, but here in Idaho our assessment notices come out in the spring and it tells us on the notice that we have "x" number of days to file a complaint. Then we go to a hearing. I am surprised that you were not sent an assessment earlier as in most states it is manditory that they give you proper notification which includes enough time to gather proof of your property value.
Good luck! Not fun during the holidays...
Kathy2m
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Try Zillow.com thats what the banks use for property values I'm pretty sure it shows the value of houses in your area. Good Luck, Kathy
DrivinTime
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Sorry to hear of your predicament. We had the same thing happen this fall.
I live in VT, so this advice might not be relevant to you in NJ, but here goes (just in case!):
- go down to the town hall (or city offices) early and request a copy of the assessment reports of your closest neighbors. that's what my inlaws did, and we also swapped assessments to see how close/far off they were.
- ask for the assessment report that shows what you supposedly have on your property, and for town/city services. for example, our report indicated that we have town sewer, which we do not - so they knocked down our assessment by a decent amount.
The house measurements were a good idea too - just make sure they have all your info correct, and that they haven't overestimated how wonderful your property is...
Good luck!!!
I live in VT, so this advice might not be relevant to you in NJ, but here goes (just in case!):
- go down to the town hall (or city offices) early and request a copy of the assessment reports of your closest neighbors. that's what my inlaws did, and we also swapped assessments to see how close/far off they were.
- ask for the assessment report that shows what you supposedly have on your property, and for town/city services. for example, our report indicated that we have town sewer, which we do not - so they knocked down our assessment by a decent amount.
The house measurements were a good idea too - just make sure they have all your info correct, and that they haven't overestimated how wonderful your property is...
Good luck!!!
Thanks for all the advice. We went down yesterday. We will hear in about 3 wks. I hope we save alittle bit at least. It was worth a try. I tried everything. Pictures, sq footage, letter explaining everything. So we will see. I will keep you posted.
Thanks again
Thanks again
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