Real Estate Tax Assessment Appeals have become a hot topic in Greene, Washington, and Fayette counties.  Many taxpayers have seen their county, township, and school taxes increase to unprecedented levels. Fortunately, Meyer Law Office P.C. can help. Attorney Brandon K. Meyer has developed a specialized practice in helping both residential and commercial taxpayers lower their annual real estate taxes.

 

Attorney Meyer has had great success in lowering taxes before the Greene County Board of Assessment Appeal (“Board”), the Greene County Court of Common Pleas, and Pennsylvania’s appellate courts. Each year, an analysis must be done to determine if a real estate tax assessment appeal is right for you. To perform such analysis, the statutory framework of 53 Pa. C.S.A. § 8854(a) must be examined. That statute states that your assessed value is determined by taking the fair market value of your property (as determined by an appraisal) multiplied by the Common Level Ratio (“CLR”) then in effect in Greene County. The CLR changes each year as promulgated by the Pennsylvania State Equalization Board.  The assessed value of your property is then compared to the fair market value of your real estate multiplied by the CLR to determine if an appeal would lower your real estate taxes.

 

Attorney Meyer has had great success in employing this strategy.  Most recently, he saved a taxpayer nearly $8,000.00 each year by reducing his real estate taxes. In that case, Attorney Meyer prevailed in the Greene County Court of Common Pleas only to have the Board appeal to the Pennsylvania Superior Court. The Pennsylvania Superior Court found the Board’s basis of appeal to be completely without merit and affirmed the ruling of the Greene County Court of Common Pleas to authorize the $8,000.00 savings.

 

Importantly, appeals must be filed on or before September 1st of each year. Therefore, if you feel that your real estate taxes are too high, please contact Meyer Law Office P.C.  to determine if a real estate tax assessment appeal could lower your annual real estate taxes.