Excerpt from
Yiddish article in Der Yid’s January 11, 2019 edition
Arranged by the UJO and the Department of Finance, a
Property Value Session will take place at the UJO as part of ongoing efforts to
assist home and condo owners in reviewing their tax bills and reducing the exorbitant
condo taxes in Williamsburg.
Brooklyn, NY – On
Monday, January 28, the Department of Finance will join UJO in delivering a
Property Value Session. As property tax notices are expected in the mail at the
beginning of each new year, the evening is being arranged to assist condo
owners in understanding their property tax notices. Owners will be given
information on how their assessment works and how it can be appealed if
applicable.
The session is being arranged as
part of ongoing intervention efforts that have been made by the UJO together
with State Senior Brian
Kavanagh, Council Member Steven
Levin and Assemblyman Joe Lentol as well as other officials from the de Blasio
administration and the Department of Finance. This is part of an ongoing effort
to curb the excessively high property taxes being levied on so many
Williamsburg condos.
Tax bills for average apartments
have reached $10,000 and in some cases, taxes are as high as
$30,000 for average apartments after the expiration of the previous
abatements.
The Department of Finance in an initiative with NYC Council and Council Member Steven Levin have offered to come down and help people to understand
their bills so they can try to appeal the unfair tax burden. The session will
begin with a half hour presentation at 6:00 p.m. followed by one-on-one
overviews to help homeowners gain a deeper understanding of their tax bills and
any violations. Representatives from the Department of Finance will be
available to walk owners through the process if they decide to appeal the
charges.
To RSVP and arrange for a one-on-one session, email
taxRSVP@unitedjewish.org. Homeowners should bring their Notice of Property
Value (NOPV) to the session in order to receive assistance.
