Ryan Kennedy to speak to South Jersey Investors

Real Estate Tax Appeals – How and When Ryan P. Kennedy, Esq. of the Hill Wallack LLP Tax Appeal Group will be providing a property tax assessment and appeal seminar for investors at the January 21, 2014 meeting of the … Continue reading →

Now is the time to start reviewing your property assessment

Next month, taxpayers in New Jersey will receive assessment notices in the mail, meaning now is the time to start considering a tax appeal for your property.  The attorneys of Hill Wallack LLP’s Tax Appeals Group are ready to help … Continue reading →

Hill Wallack LLP Attorney to speak to South Jersey Real Estate Investors

Ryan Kennedy, Esq. of the Hill Wallack LLP Tax Appeal Group will be speaking to investors at the February 19, 2013 meeting of the South Jersey Real Estate Investors Association.   For more information please visit the SJREIA website by clicking … Continue reading →

Property Tax Reform Bill Advances in the Senate

Recently passed by New Jersey’s upper house, Senate Bill 1213 (Van Drew/Benson) could have a major impact on the timing of tax appeals in New Jersey.  Currently, assessment lists are finalized by the municipality on January 10 of the assessment … Continue reading →

April 1 Tax Appeal Filing Deadline Approaching

Taxpayers in New Jersey should be receiving annual assessment cards in the mail this week, which means now is the time to evaluate whether a tax appeal is right for your property. If you have any questions about the tax … Continue reading →

Hill Wallack LLP Attorney Ryan Kennedy speaks to SmartMoney about Tax Appeals

Noting the difficulty taxpayers are finding in succeeding in property tax appeals, the Wall Street Journal’s SmartMoney magazine spoke with Hill Wallack LLP’s Ryan Kennedy concerning recent developments in New Jersey tax appeals for an article that appears in the … Continue reading →

Hill Wallack LLP Attorney talks Tax Appeals with the Maplewood Navigator

Hill Wallack LLP attorney Ryan Kennedy speaks to the Maplewood Navigator about the recent increases in tax appeal filings. http://www.maplewoodnavigator.com/profiles/blogs/homeowners-see-green-by … Continue reading →

Even Mortgagees Have The Right To Appeal Tax Assessments

One might think that only property owners have the right to appeal a property tax assessment, however such is not the case.  Where a property owner is in default under a mortgage, a mortgagee possesses the right to appeal a … Continue reading →

Attention All New Jersey Taxpayers: The Right To Appeal A Real Estate Assessment Extends Beyond Assessed Property Owners To Tenants, Mortgagees, Tax Sale Certificate Holders And Certain Others

Contrary to what many individuals and business owners assume, the right to appeal a real estate tax assessment in New Jersey is not limited merely to the owner of the assessed property. Rather, that right also generally extends to other … Continue reading →

Chapter 91 Requests Must Be Answered Where a Property Was Once Income Producing

Local tax assessors send Chapter 91 requests to the owners of income producing property seeking information which will help in the tax valuation of a property.  Where an owner fails to complete the request, he waives his statutory right to … Continue reading →