Metro Nashville and Davidson County Property Assessor Vivian M. Wilhoite announced residents whose properties were impacted by the December 9 severe storms may be eligible to seek property appraisal adjustments.
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Pennsylvania Property Owners May Soon Pay Blight Fines
Owners of vacant and blighted properties in Pennsylvania may soon have to pay annual fees that get more expensive with each passing year.
Where those fines will get levied, though, would depend on what local governments decide to do.
Read the full storyReport: Memphis Property Owners Pay Higher Tax Rates than Those in Nashville
The property taxes that fund local city governments have a wide range in Tennessee, especially when it comes to the differences between how property is taxed in Memphis and Nashville, according to a report from the Lincoln Institute on Land Policy on data from 2021.
Nashville, for instance, has a lower effective homestead property tax rate than most other large cities (0.814% compared to the national average) while Memphis homestead properties are taxed at 1.523% above the national average. Nashville was 43rd in effective rate amongst the list of 74 large cities where data was available while Memphis was the 16th highest.
Read the full storyNew Arizona Law Gives More Power to Property Owners
While Governor Katie Hobbs has been busy vetoing bills this legislative session, some Republican-backed measures have been able to become law. Most recently, the House Majority Caucus announced Tuesday that one of those bills was HB 2607, sponsored by Representative Barbara Parker (R-Mesa), which aims to give more power to property owners.
Under the law, members of a condominium owner’s or planned community association can call for removing a board member if they feel that member is not serving them well. Community members must submit a petition that contains a certain percentage of members. An association of 1,000 requires 25 percent of members to approve, while larger associations only require ten percent.
Read the full storyNYC Mayor Adams Considers Abandoned Prison, Asks Property Owners to House Influx of Migrants
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is reportedly considering housing migrants in a shuttered Hudson Valley prison.
He considered the idea in call with county officials Thursday, as New York City struggles to find accommodations for thousands more asylum-seekers expected to arrive following the expiration of the federal border policy Title 42, according to an audio tape obtained by Politico.
Read the full storyNashville Property Owners being Targeted with Scam Letter, Warns the Davidson County Register of Deeds
The Nashville Davidson County Register of Deeds Karen Johnson is warning Nashville property owners about a new scam letter being distributed.
Read the full storyDavidson County Property Assessor Warns Property Owners to Beware of Scam Letter
Property owners in Davidson County should beware of a new scam letter being distributed, warns the Assessor of Property.
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