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Brusniak Turner Fine Updates 1/31/2022

Posted by John Brusniak | Jan 31, 2022 | 0 Comments

CONNECTICUT

Reval fuels 18% grand list growth in Manchester
Journal Inquirer
Manchester's 2021 grand list, which totaled about $4.87 billion, was signed Thursday by Town Assessor John Rainaldi, who said the nearly 18%...


FLORIDA

Miami's lure during Covid sends housing prices through the roof
France24
Her plight illustrates an unexpected effect of the coronavirus pandemic: Miami is seeing some of the highest housing cost increases anywhere in the United States.


Miami-Dade office and industrial markets are doing great, JLL says
BizJournal
Miami-Dade is experiencing rising rents and dropping vacancies in the commercial market, especially when it comes to industrial properties, JLL says.


HAWAII

Honolulu City Council to consider lowering property tax rate
kitv.com
The price of paradise is getting higher -- a double-edged sword for many Oahu homeowners. Lowering the property tax rate is…


IDAHO

Idaho Legislators Introduce Bill to ‘fix' Property tax Problems Created Last Year
Big Country News
A new bill introduced Thursday in the Idaho Legislature aims to restore property tax reduction benefits to some elderly and disabled Idahoans that are being booted from the circuit breaker program.


ILLINOIS

Fritz Kaegi botched COVID-tied tax relief for Cook County homeowners
Chicago Sun Times
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi decided to give homeowners a break based on his office's unusual effort to estimate pandemic-related job losses and use those calculations to lower property assessments.


KANSAS

Kansas Senate backs 'innovative' megaproject economic incentive bill
The McPherson Sentinel
The incentive package would also include up to a 50% state property tax abatement for these companies, a tax credit of up to 15% of capital…


KENTUCKY

Kroger expands in Louisville with $4 million fulfillment center
Biz Journal
The 50,000-square-foot leased space is a multimillion-dollar investment. The new location will expand Kroger's fresh grocery delivery capabilities and support its high-tech customer fulfillment center…


MISSOURI

Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer Proposes Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans
Missouri Senate
Fully disabled military veterans would owe no Missouri property tax on their home if legislation sponsored by Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer, R-Parkville, is approved by the General Assembly and passed by voters.


TENNESSEE

Tenn. Kroger Property Overvalued, ALJ Says
Law360
A Tennessee administrative law judge reduced a Kroger grocery store's 2020 and 2021 assessments, finding that the county assessor's cost approach…


TEXAS

Tarrant tax office notifies taxpayers about payment error
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Tarrant County's tax office is working to correct payments after an issue occurred with a payment vendor that caused inaccurate amounts to be…


After backlash, Texas comptroller abandons plan to hide details of controversial tax break program
Houston Chronicle 
Glenn Hegar is backing away from a proposal to reduce the information his office collects on the state's largest corporate incentive program amid an avalanche of criticism from…

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John Brusniak

John Brusniak, Jr. is the dean of Texas property tax litigation.  He was licensed to practice law in 1976,   His early career involved general litigation and appellate work in both the federal and state courts until he was handed his first property tax matter.  It arose prior to the implementatio...

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