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General Discussion / Property with tax arrears owing
« on: January 18, 2014, 02:47:56 AM »
I am in the process of acquiring a property (strictly recreational, no services, no municipal road frontage) that has a large amount of taxes owing on it. There is a outstanding tax certificate on it and in the past 1.5 years the taxes owing have doubled.
Other then letting it go to tax sale and making outlandish beer bets with you guys about if it redeems or not has anyone ever approached a municipality about the tax arrears. Are there any options for me?
? Has anyone had success getting a municipality to abate owed back taxes?
? Is there any higher authority (IE OMB?) I can appeal the increase in taxes to try to get some relief from the huge increase in the past 1.5 years?
? Is there an accounting 'request' I can make of the municipal bureaucrat that would ?convince? them to consider reducing the taxes?
Any idea?s information would be appreciated.
Other then letting it go to tax sale and making outlandish beer bets with you guys about if it redeems or not has anyone ever approached a municipality about the tax arrears. Are there any options for me?
? Has anyone had success getting a municipality to abate owed back taxes?
? Is there any higher authority (IE OMB?) I can appeal the increase in taxes to try to get some relief from the huge increase in the past 1.5 years?
? Is there an accounting 'request' I can make of the municipal bureaucrat that would ?convince? them to consider reducing the taxes?
Any idea?s information would be appreciated.