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Property Taxes

NJ Property Tax Bills Rising, But More Slowly

New data released by the state shows New Jersey’s property tax rates have been rising more slowly since Chris Christie became governor.

2013/05/15

Pew Study: Residential Property Owners Will Pay Bigger Chunk Of Taxes Under AVI

The Pew analysis of the new assessments finds that the percentage of property taxes borne by individual homeowners compared to other owners will go from about 54 percent under the old system to about 60 percent under AVI.

2013/05/14

Homestead Exemption Application Deadline Extended

City officials have extended the Homestead Exemption application deadline to September 13th.

2013/05/02

City Council Asks OPA To Release AVI Formulas

City Council members are inching closer to getting the nitty-gritty on how the Nutter Administration came up with new assessments for every property in the city.

2013/04/24

(Councilman Wilson Goode Jr., in 2011 file photo. Image from City of Phila. TV)

Councilman Goode Proposes Changes For Tax Abatement Program

“We’re giving away money (through the abatement) that we don’t necessarily need to give away,” Goode said. “And at the same time, driving up tax bills for everyone else.”

2013/04/24

(The Pennsylvania capitol, in Harrisburg. File photo)

Measures To Ease Philadelphia’s Transition To AVI Pass State House Committee

A package of bills designed to reduce the sticker shock associated with the overhaul of Philadelphia’s property tax structure has cleared a state House committee.

2013/04/23

To Raise $60M For Schools, Nutter ‘Interested’ In Raising Liquor-By-The-Drink Tax

Mayor Nutter wants to get the schools an extra $60 million, but after two years of property tax hikes, he is clearly hesitant to go in that direction again.

2013/04/05

Philadelphia residential property owners meet with city officials to get help with their property assessment. (Credit: Mike Dunn)

Fewer Property Owners Than Expected File Informal Appeals Of Property Assessments

Officials had expected about 30,000 requests of first level reviews. The Nutter Administration’s spin on the lower tally: many people are on board with their new value.

2013/04/02

Philadelphia Residents Attend Public Meeting To Review Property Assessments

Dozens of residents filed into the auditorium at Neumann-Goretti High School in South Philadelphia to have some of their AVI questions answered at a public outreach session.

2013/03/09

Nutter Launches Series Of Meetings To Answer AVI Questions

Tonight brings two meetings — the first of dozens expected this month — staged by the Nutter Administration to reach residents who are confused or upset by their new property assessments.

2013/03/07

Philadelphia Property Tax Reassessment Has Some Residents Concerned

Sixty-seven-year-old Charles Sherd has lived in his home on Cantrell Street in South Philadelphia for more than 35 years.

2013/02/28

City Officials Receive Fewer Calls Than Expected About Tax Assessments

City officials insist that the phones have not exactly been ringing off the hook in response to the new property assessments that appeared in the mail last week.

2013/02/27

Finance Director Rob Dubow and City Council President Darrell Clarke (courtesy City of Philadelphia).

City Council Grills Nutter Aides On Property Tax Assessments

Aides to the mayor were in the hot seat Wednesday as city council members grilled them over the controversial new property assessments that have some residents fuming.

2013/02/21

Some Neighborhoods Will Bear Brunt Of Property Tax Increase, City Controller Says

Northern Liberties and the Graduate Hospital area are among the neighborhoods likely to be hardest hit by the city’s new property tax system.

2013/02/13

Mayor Nutter Gives Council Preview Of Property Tax Assessments

One week from tomorrow, new property assessments for all Philadelphia homeowners get mailed out. In advance of that, the Nutter Administration on Wednesday briefed Council members on the numbers — at least some of them.

2013/02/07

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