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Politics & Government

Challenging Your Property Tax Assessment

Here are some early steps you can take if you think you're paying too much.

Last week, the 2012 property assessments for your general taxes were available online. This assessment is frozen for the next three years — it cannot be increased. However, if you successfully challenge your assessment, it can be decreased.

The period that you can challenge it is from Jan. 2 to March 3. The county will notify you of the results at some point before March of next year.

I am going to a class on the 12th to get more information on this process, but in the meanwhile I just took a look at the AROW (Assessment Review On the Web) form to see what information is required, and it seems pretty straightforward. I wanted to take a look before I went to the class in case I had any specific questions I wanted addressed.

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Basically, you need your property information, then you need to answer some questions about your property. The tricky part is when it asks for comparable sales. You can find SOLD PROPERTIES on my website, or contact me and I will be happy to help you.

Here are some helpful links provided by Nassau County. They are a good starting point:

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If you think you are over-assessed and need help with comps for challenging your assessment, I will be happy to assist you.

Donna Galinsky
FiveTownsRealEstateGuide.com
Pugatch Realty Corp
dgalinsky@pugatch.com
516-317-9253

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