Property rights
New Property Tax Deduction Championed by Nebraska’s Senator
August 17, 2008 Posted by Nebraska Real Estate
Omaha, NE - July 26, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Following months of concern about the troubled housing market, Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson applauded today’s passage of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008. The bill includes provisions championed by Senator Nelson providing property tax relief to Nebraskans and more investment in rural communities.
FISHER ANNOUNCES CLEAN OHIO REVITALIZATION FUND DEADLINE
July 11, 2008 Posted by Ohio Real Estate
Columbus, OH -July 10, 2008 - Lieutenant Governor Lee Fisher today advised local communities of the upcoming deadline to apply for the Clean Ohio Revitalization Fund program, a statewide competitive program that provides grants of up to $3 million to acquire property, demolish structures, conduct environmental cleanup, and improve infrastructure on or serving a brownfield […]
Governor Highlights Consequence of Legislative Inaction on Property Tax Rates
July 11, 2008 Posted by Vermont Real Estate
Montpelier, Vt. – June 26, 2008 - Governor Jim Douglas today released a Tax Department analysis of escalating property tax rates, and took the supermajority in the Legislature to task for their failure to take action on property tax relief.
$203.8 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAX/RENT REBATES DISTRIBUTED TO SENIORS, RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
July 1, 2008 Posted by Pennsylvania Real Estate
Deadline to Apply for Rebate Program Extended to Dec. 31
HARRISBURG – Secretary of Revenue Tom Wolf today announced that $203.8 million was distributed to 417,052 senior homeowners and renters today through the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program, 107,113 more rebates than were issued last year on July 1.
HIGHER PENALTIES PROPOSED FOR SUBSTANDARD HOUSING
June 24, 2008 Posted by Nebraska Real Estate
Cracking down on landlords who ignore housing code directives and the disorder and blight they cause is the goal of proposed legislation offered by City Council members Doug Emery and John Spatz. The City Council will hold a public hearing on their proposal to increase housing code violation fines at its meeting, which begins today […]
Notices of residential property values mailed
June 17, 2008 Posted by Washington Real Estate
Vancouver, WA – The Clark County Department of Assessment and GIS will mail notices of new property values to about 114,000 residential, multi-family and condominium owners on Monday, June 16, 2008. Notices show the assessed value of each property on January 1, 2008. This value is used to calculate 2009 property taxes.
Governor Introduces Legislation To Cap Property Taxes
June 13, 2008 Posted by New York Real Estate
After receiving the preliminary report of the New York State Commission on Property Tax Relief, Governor David A. Paterson announced today that he is accepting the Commission’s principal recommendation and plans to introduce school property tax cap legislation to address the unsustainable growth in property taxes. The cap would apply to all school districts outside […]
Property Tax Bills Eliminated for 68,000 Senior Homeowners
June 10, 2008 Posted by Pennsylvania Real Estate
HARRISBURG – The deadline to apply for Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program for seniors and disabled residents has been extended from June 30 until the end of the year.
Norfolk Property Owners to Receive Tax Bills Soon
May 21, 2008 Posted by Virginia Real Estate
May 8, 2008 - Norfolk’s Commissioner of the Revenue, Sharon M. McDonald, and Norfolk City Treasurer, Thomas W. Moss, Jr., today announced that the 2008 personal property tax bills have been mailed to Norfolk property owners. Customers should begin receiving the bills in the next several days.
Berks County Seniors Reap Benefit of Property Tax & Rent Rebate Expansion
May 10, 2008 Posted by Pennsylvania Real Estate
Harrisburg, April 29, 2008 — A total of 11,831 Berks County senior citizen homeowners received property tax rebate checks last year — an increase of 7,514 over the prior year — under the state’s dramatically expanded Property Tax and Rent Rebate (PTRR) Program, Senator Michael A. O’Pake (D-Berks) announced today.
