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Property Tax Law Articles

March 1 is the Deadline to Request a Refund of New Hampshire Property Taxes

March 1, 2021 is the deadline to challenge your 2020 real estate taxes.   

Please keep in mind the deadline to challenge your 2020 real estate taxes is March 1, 2021.  Your request for a refund must be postmarked by this date and addressed to the municipality in order for the municipality to grant you a refund.  You can obtain a … Read the rest

Filed Under: Property Tax Law, Taxes

Complying with Tax Abatement Application Signature Requirements – The Appeal of Keith Mader

NH Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Complying with Tax Abatement Application Signature Requirements

Property owners and triple net tenants may challenge their New Hampshire real estate taxes when the assessed value of their property is disproportionately higher than the assessed values of other properties in the municipality. The applicable statute, RSA 76:16, requires taxpayers to certify a good faith … Read the rest

Filed Under: Property Tax Law Tagged With: property tax, tax abatement

Alfano Law Wins Far-Reaching Equity Theft Case in NH Supreme Court

Alfano Law attorney, John Hayes, successfully challenged a provision of the tax-deeding statute that permitted municipalities to profit from the sale of tax-deeded properties.  While the tax deeding statute required municipalities to distribute profit to former owners if they sold the property within three years, the law does not require municipalities to sell tax-deeded properties within that time-frame.

In the … Read the rest

Filed Under: Legislation, Property Tax Law, Real Estate Law, Taxes Tagged With: New Hampshire Supreme Court, property tax

NH Property Tax Payments Under Emergency Order 25

Governor Sununu’s Emergency Order 25 authorizes municipalities to “grant blanket abatements of the interest charged on all property taxes not paid after their assessment for the duration of the State of Emergency….” This power already exists under RSA 76:16 and RSA 29:12, although the emergency order simplifies the process for the county portion of taxes.

Some observations:

•A municipality … Read the rest

Filed Under: Covid-19, General, New Hampshire Property Tax Alerts, Property Tax Law, Taxes Tagged With: Allobar Strategies, Emergency Order #25, New Hampshire Emergency Orders, New Hampshire property tax payments, Property Taxes, RSA 76:16, tax abatement

Everything You Need to Know About Real Estate Tax Refunds in NH

March 1, 2020 is the deadline to challenge your 2019 real estate taxes.

The process for obtaining a real estate tax refund – or “abatement” – can be mysterious.  Thankfully, our affiliated company, Allobar Strategies, has a free downloadable primer to answer your questions.

The primer addresses issues such as “fair market value” versus “assessed value,” grounds for an abatement, … Read the rest

Filed Under: Property Tax Law, Taxes Tagged With: #realestatetaxes, #realestatetaxrefund, #taxabatements, real estate tax refunds, real estate taxes, tax abatements

Alfano Attends Virginia Property Rights Conference

Last month, Paul Alfano attended the William and Mary Law School’s 16th annual Property Rights Conference in Williamsburg, VA.

Some of the top property professors in the country participated in panel discussions, including Stephen J. Early, winner of this year’s Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize, and prior winners of the prize, Professor James W. Ely, Jr., Professor Stewart … Read the rest

Filed Under: General, Legislation, Property Tax Law Tagged With: eminent domain, private property, property rights, road layout, tax abatement

Alfano Law Office Mission Statement

Several months ago, a few of us at Alfano Law Office noticed the frequency with which our office fights municipalities to protect property rights.  Property rights are more than just things in your home or office.  They include the right to use and develop land, the right to be paid full market value should the government take your property through … Read the rest

Filed Under: General, Property Tax Law, Real Estate Law, Taxes Tagged With: private property, property rights, Real Estate, real estate taxes, tax abatements, tax reduction

Homestead v. Mortgages – Who Wins?

Homestead is a right to occupy one’s primary residence.  Homestead also has a set value of $120,000, which comes into play when creditors circle the waters.

Each person has a homestead in the amount of $120,000; therefore, for married couples, each spouse has a $120,000 homestead.

The homestead right is exempt from attachment by creditors, except in the following cases:… Read the rest

Filed Under: Legislation, Property Tax Law Tagged With: foreclosure, homestead, homestead waiver, lenders, mortgage

What is Property?

Property is anything that is owned by a person or company. It can be bought, sold, traded, stolen, or destroyed. Property can be owned by a single person, or jointly between two or more people. Tangible items such as a car, books, clothes, DVDs, or that collection of weird looking clowns are considered personal property. Real estate or real property … Read the rest

Filed Under: Estate Planning, General, Property Tax Law Tagged With: copyrights, property definition, trademarks, trusts, wills, zoning ordinances

Interest Rate Reduction – Good News for Taxpayers

Effective the tax year beginning April 1, 2019, the amount of interest taxpayers must pay on real estate tax not paid within thirty days after bills are made drops to 8% from the current rate of 12%.  The interest rate on properties subject to a tax lien drop to 14% from 18%.  This is good news for taxpayers, and long … Read the rest

Filed Under: Property Tax Law Tagged With: interest rates

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