The Myths about Real Estate Tax Appeals
3/11/2010 - Kevin Rose
An overview of the hearing process - it’s not as bad as you think!
I recently represented a client at a hearing in front of the Assessment Appeals Board to challenge the assessed value of San Francisco real estate. Before the hearing, I noticed that all of the other hearings that day had been cancelled or postponed, a phenomenon that I have seen before. Although the Appeals Board does not keep statistics for why appeals are cancelled, I believe that many taxpayers cancel or delay the hearing for one of the following reasons:
- The perception that they will not…
[read more]Board of Supervisors on the Brink of Groundbreaking Discretionary Review Reform
3/4/2010 - John Kevlin
After a year and a half of research, analysis, community outreach and drafting, the Board of Supervisors’ Land Use and Economic Development Committee may be on the verge of approving true Discretionary Review (DR) reform.
Supervisor Eric Mar introduced a package of amendments at the Land Use Committee’s hearing on February 22 which were developed by a group of stakeholders and generally are intended to allay the concerns of neighborhood groups of losing their right to have a hearing before the Planning Commission for DR cases that they file.
Currently, anyone can file a DR application for any building permit…
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