Two bills try to slow down property-tax change
2012-05-30T07:08:22Z

AS IF THE CITY S attempt to update its property-tax system wasn t enough of a mess the Actual Value Initiative to have property-tax bills bear some relation ... $94 million more in property taxes through AVI for the cash-strapped school ...

How 3 homeowners fought their property tax bills
2012-05-23T09:54:09Z

Declining house values create great opportunities for homeowners to contest their property tax bills and potentially save big money. Each jurisdiction has its own rules, procedures and deadlines to appeal property taxes. The bottom line is that ...

Pinellas property tax bills total $300,000 from the top four delinquent homeowners
2012-05-19T08:25:50Z

But those who owe the most to Pinellas County in delinquent 2011 property taxes aren't the people you would think are living paycheck to paycheck. The tax bills were sent in ... the Tampa Bay Times reported the home encompassed 6 miles of ...

Property owners will pay if agencies roll forward
2012-05-29T05:00:43Z

This year is a reassessment year which means property ... tax increase that residents didn t vote on. We see this as a back-door approach to raising taxes that really surprises people, party Chairman Woody Jenkins said. They get their bills ...

Lawmakers take up property tax exemption idea
2012-05-30T04:23:44Z

We have to keep in perspective that there s going to be a large number of bills in ... exchange for property tax rate cuts. In Tuesday s debated proposal, exempting the first $75,000 of a home s value from property taxes would be ...

Green, Goode, square off over planned property-tax overhaul
2012-05-25T06:59:59Z

Those facing the biggest tax increases are generally in newly popular neighborhoods like the Graduate Hospital area, where home ... s bills would raise less money for the schools as much as $85 million through either property taxes ...

Paying bills before tax auction
2012-05-30T15:22:18Z

SWANSEA After being named as delinquent in their tax bills and having their property on the list to be put up for ... or four others who have a mortgage company that pays their taxes," said Ms. Leonardo, "What they did not realize was ...

Councilman shelves mayor's tax-break bill
2012-05-30T04:09:25Z

A proposal to extend building and home construction incentives got off ... chairman of the Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, to introduce two bills extending the life and provisions of various property-tax abatement programs through June 30, 2017.

An alternative to property taxes? Don't celebrate just yet
2012-05-18T23:57:36Z

No one enjoys paying property taxes. Even after you pay off your mortgage, property tax bills keep coming ... are finding themselves faced with the decision to leave their home or go into a reverse mortgage to pay their property taxes.

Items with tag property tax elimination
2012-05-19T17:08:24Z

No one enjoys paying property taxes. Even after you pay off your mortgage, property tax bills keep coming. In Pennsylvania, property taxes play a critical role in funding public education. Most districts get more than 60 percent of their revenues from them.

Tax-relief bills on hold while state awaits revenue data
2012-05-18T06:03:52Z

Lawmakers are contending with an increasingly unsettled budget picture in Trenton, forcing them to shelve two bills both said to offer tax relief as they ... higher state aid would lead to lower property taxes, and suggested there may not be ...