Alfano Law Office, PLLC

Alfano Law Office, PLLC
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March 2017 Allobar Tax Info Service, March 1 Tax Abatement Deadline, RE Liens, Property Inspections

New real estate tax information service!

Alfano Law Office has partnered with Allobar Strategies to provide you the latest information on real estate valuation and tax abatements.  Beginning this month, the link to the right will connect you to Allobar’s current newsletter.  Allobar was created by attorneys at Alfano Law Office to provide real estate tax abatement and forecasting services in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut.  Alfano Law Office will continue to send you information on the latest New Hampshire court decisions, statutory changes, and other useful information to commercial real estate owners and investors.

You missed the March 1 tax abatement deadline – now what?

March 1 was the deadline to request an abatement of real estate taxes under RSA 76:16,I(b).  The courts and BTLA have been strict in holding taxpayers to that deadline.  If a proper abatement application was not filed by March 1 then the taxpayer lost the right to challenge their 2016 assessment.  In certain circumstances, however, a taxpayer still may challenge their 2016 assessment. A taxpayer may be able to recoup taxes paid in prior years if the assessment was illegal or the town engaged in improper assessing practices and attempted to conceal the practice.  A contract entered into with the municipality relating to real estate taxes also may exclude a taxpayer from the March 1 deadline.  Some taxpayers may be able to obtain an abatement for prior years simply by demonstrating “good cause.”  The requirements associated with each of these options are too nuanced to set forth in this message.  Contact [Paul Alfano] to discuss.

Easy real estate liens for judgments.

New Hampshire now permits a party to secure a judgment with a lien on real estate of the defendant without court approval.  The procedure boils down to recording a certified copy of the judgment in the registry of deeds, along with an affidavit certifying notice was given to the defendant or his/her legal counsel.  For more information, consult the statute.

Amazing but true…
Property inspections – must you let the assessor in?

No.  Taxpayers still may challenge their assessment if they refuse to permit the selectmen or assessing officials to enter their property to obtain information necessary to complete an appraisal for tax purposes.