
Why Do I Need a Lawyer to Appeal My Property Taxes?
The short answer is that you don’t: any property owner is allowed to represent themselves pro se (i.e. without a lawyer) so long as the
The short answer is that you don’t: any property owner is allowed to represent themselves pro se (i.e. without a lawyer) so long as the
1. When an assessed value is reduced, the taxing districts lose money. In Illinois, many taxing districts are subject to the Property Tax Extension Limitation
Unclear. The Assessor already has access to enormous amounts of data on commercial rents and expenses thathave come into assessing offices over the past several
The property tax code says that assessing officials should grant farm classification after two years ofcontinuous farming activity. For cropland, that means that more than
1.You can do a ‘back-of-the-napkin’ analysis on whether the property you are purchasing is over assessed considering your purchase price. Outside Cook County: Find the
This is a higher-level blog post written for property owners who have utilized property tax appeal representatives on a frequent basis in the past. After