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Brusniak Turner Fine Updates 4/29/2021

Posted by John Brusniak | Apr 29, 2021 | 0 Comments

CANADA

Vancouver homeowners getting larger tax burden after divisive council vote 
Vancouver Sun 
Residential property owners in Vancouver will pay a larger share of taxes this year after a divisive vote by city council Tuesday shifted $3.6 million in ...

NATIONAL

Property Taxes Are Up; Here's Where They Rose Most
Motley Fool
To determine a property's most recent tax bill, look to the appraisal district in the county. You can typically search any address in the area and see the ...

LOUISIANA

Louisiana Aims at Comprehensive Tax Reform 
Tax Foundation 
Louisiana is one of nine states that fully tax business inventory (called the ad valorem tax), but among those nine, Louisiana is unique in that it ...

MAINE

Aroostook town will sell tax-acquired properties on Zillow 
Bangor Daily News 
Towns acquire property when the owner fails to pay their real estate taxes or sewer bills. The municipality places a lien on the property, and alerts the ...

MASSACHUSETTS

Should Harvard, MIT pay more property tax in Cambridge? State bill could require it. 
Wicked Local 
Harvard Yard alone has an assessed value of $1.49 billion. Based on current property tax. Cambridge, Somerville and Medford advocates are ...

NEW JERSEY

Romney Rice was late paying property taxes 81 times, but she says it makes her more relatable to ... 
New Jersey Globe | New Jersey Politics 
A Teaneck councilwoman running in a hotly-contested Democratic State Assembly primary has been late paying her property taxes 81 times since ...

OHIO

Ohio Enacts Limited-Time COVID-19 Real Property Tax Valuation Relief: Vorys, Sater, Seymour ... 
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP 
A significant real property tax savings opportunity is now available if you are an Ohio real property tax tax payer who believes the value of your property ...

Lordstown Motors misses property tax payment 
Morning Journal News 
LORDSTOWN — Lordstown Motors Corp. skipped its first-half 2020 property tax payment in March, racking up a hefty penalty in doing so. Records ...
Lorain County auditor hopes Ohio Supreme Court will review greenhouse property tax case 
The Morning Journal 
“By contrast, permanent buildings on Green Circle Growers' property, including the office building and warehouse, are subject to real estate taxes. “With ...

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma Attorney General seeks to intervene in case of power plant objecting to property taxes ... 
KPVI News 6 
“In contrast, the Wagoner County Assessor's defense of State power is only derivative of her interests in enforcing particular taxes.” The Attorney ...

TENNESSEE

Appeals start in Davidson County after property values go up 34% following reappraisal
NewsChannel5.com
That process can begin online, at the assessor's office or by calling 615-862-6059. The Metro Board of Equalization would be next. In 2017, more than ...

TEXAS

El Paso appraisal district executive describes robust home market despite pandemic
KTSM 9 News
... Paso Central Appraisal District. “There are bidding wars for homes,” Kilgore told the El Paso City Council on Tuesday. “They are setting the market.”.

Texas upstream oil and natural gas sector continues to add jobs
Killeen Daily Herald
For the third consecutive month, the upstream sector of the Texas oil and natural gas industry has added jobs, the data reveals. The sector added 4,300 jobs in March...

WEST VIRGINIA

Great Barrel Holding Company prevails in assessment appeal
Beckley Register-Herald
Relying on the list provided by the companies, the assessor included the equipment in the 2019-20 assessment of the plant's property. The equipment ...

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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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