Real Estate: Reassess Your Tax.(contesting municipal property tax appraisals)(Brief Article)

Publication: Newsweek

Publication Date: 30-AUG-04

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Byline: Linda Stern

Oh, sure, watching your house go up in value is fun--until you get your property-tax bill. Municipalities, feeling pinched, are pumping up their assessments and their rates. But don't take it sitting down. Fight back. Most houses are overassessed, but only about one of every 50...

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