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LibatiousLlama t1_je2dcle wrote

Common level ratio is law. They are required to apply the common level ratio unless they can prove your house was sold at less than it was worth which is difficult. I'd say just eat the 300 bucks and make a rent rate lawyer deal with it. That's worth the cost of your time. It's a phone call for the lamest of lawyers. For you it's a waste of a shit load of your time and stress.

I ain't no lawyer but I just did this shit. I was also acquaintances with the people who sued in an attempt to force the county to do a county wide reassessment. The judge flaked but reduced the clr.

It's a crap shoot where the lawyers do nothing for a year then it finally gets resolved by a few emails. Super annoying. But it's most likely not worth your time to do it yourself.

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dat0dat OP t1_je2f2vc wrote

Thanks for the info. I’ve already reduced down 20%, which is the typical 80% from 100% of sale. But I’m wondering if this is just the same procedure all over again with the same people, same forms, etc in hopes of further reducing down to common level ratio without any evidence used in the initial appeal (which is typically “necessary” home improvements)? And if so, is there a risk of losing the appeal and being assessed back to 100%?

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LibatiousLlama t1_je2fsp8 wrote

Clr is like 63%.... 80% is not typical. A 17% reduction in your taxes would likely pay for your lawyer bills in a year, it did for us. You should call one of em up and have a chat, it will all be free. They can give you real advice.

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tesla3by3 t1_je2j6gg wrote

CLR was 81.1% until recently. Due to a court case it's now 63.6.

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