Comments on: The town tax assessor came ’round the other day http://www.catskillhouse.us/blog/the-town-tax-assessor-came-round-the-other-day/ Home improvement with an eye toward sustainability Tue, 15 May 2012 12:39:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: concord carpenterr http://www.catskillhouse.us/blog/the-town-tax-assessor-came-round-the-other-day/#comment-959 concord carpenterr Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:24:24 +0000 http://www.catskillhouse.us/blog/?p=1227#comment-959 Please consider adding me to your blogroll Please consider adding me to your blogroll

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]]> By: Paul http://www.catskillhouse.us/blog/the-town-tax-assessor-came-round-the-other-day/#comment-957 Paul Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:03:27 +0000 http://www.catskillhouse.us/blog/?p=1227#comment-957 In New York, solar systems qualify for a tax exemption, however, it is a local option, meaning the town can either grant the exemption or not: http://www.orps.state.ny.us/assessor/manuals/vol4/part1/section4.01/sec487.htm I may be making some headway with this, basically, my argument is based on installing the solar system to save money, increasing my property tax is off setting the savings I would otherwise be seeing, which means basically I installed the solar system for no good reason. We'll see how persuasive I am. In New York, solar systems qualify for a tax exemption, however, it is a local option, meaning the town can either grant the exemption or not:

http://www.orps.state.ny.us/assessor/manuals/vol4/part1/section4.01/sec487.htm

I may be making some headway with this, basically, my argument is based on installing the solar system to save money, increasing my property tax is off setting the savings I would otherwise be seeing, which means basically I installed the solar system for no good reason. We’ll see how persuasive I am.

]]> By: Mark - BrawnHumus http://www.catskillhouse.us/blog/the-town-tax-assessor-came-round-the-other-day/#comment-956 Mark - BrawnHumus Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:24:43 +0000 http://www.catskillhouse.us/blog/?p=1227#comment-956 Paul, I just read about New Mexico passing a law limiting the yearly increase in property taxes to no more than 3% of the previous year or 6.1% of the assessment from two years ago. In addition, the law states that solar systems will not be treated as physical improvements. Does the New York law have the same language restricting yearly increases or does it only cover solar systems? Good luck in your battle! Paul,

I just read about New Mexico passing a law limiting the yearly increase in property taxes to no more than 3% of the previous year or 6.1% of the assessment from two years ago. In addition, the law states that solar systems will not be treated as physical improvements.

Does the New York law have the same language restricting yearly increases or does it only cover solar systems?

Good luck in your battle!

]]> By: Todd - Home Construction Improvement http://www.catskillhouse.us/blog/the-town-tax-assessor-came-round-the-other-day/#comment-955 Todd - Home Construction Improvement Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:20:17 +0000 http://www.catskillhouse.us/blog/?p=1227#comment-955 Paul, We've been seeing this as well. Recently we built an Energy Star Certified home for some folks and they just got hit with an assessment that far exceeds the value of the home. The assessor is standing by his valuation saying the house is worth far more being so energy efficient. What's crazy about that is the market will not justify or bear that kind of assessment. On a personal note I tried an abatement last year for something that was clearly over valued and lost....just can't win! Paul,

We’ve been seeing this as well. Recently we built an Energy Star Certified home for some folks and they just got hit with an assessment that far exceeds the value of the home. The assessor is standing by his valuation saying the house is worth far more being so energy efficient. What’s crazy about that is the market will not justify or bear that kind of assessment.

On a personal note I tried an abatement last year for something that was clearly over valued and lost….just can’t win!

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