Politics & Government

Property Owners: Expect New County Assessments Soon

Notices will arrive by mail, but the numbers are online now.

Property owners in Dormont Borough will receive word of their new Allegheny County-assessed property values by mail soon.

But for those who don't want to wait, the numbers can be viewed online right away. Here is that resource: http://www2.alleghenycounty.us/reval/.

So, what do the new numbers mean for you? For 2012 taxes: nothing. But the new values will be used in 2013 to determine the cost of your property taxes.

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In the meantime, property owners in Dormont can appeal their new assessments.

Informal challenges will be accepted until March 7, 2012, and April 2, 2012, is the cutoff for formal appeals.

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An informal review/challenge is a one-on-one meeting between a property owner and a representative of the county Office of Property Assessments. Property owners may provide corrections to property characteristics and bring pictures and written documentation supporting a change in the 2013 assessment value. Property owners are reminded that corrections to property characteristics do not automatically result in value changes, and in some cases, a county assessor may visit a property to verify data and may adjust the value up or down based on what he or she observes.

Visit this page to schedule an informal review: http://apps.alleghenycounty.us/InformalReviews/.

A formal appeal is a quasi-judicial hearing before the county Board of Property Assessments Appeals & Review. The formal hearing provides property owners and/or the three applicable taxing bodies (municipality, school district and county) an opportunity to challenge a property's assessed value. Property owners, other interested parties and the three taxing bodies may present evidence at the formal appeal hearing. The board will increase, decrease or sustain the assessed value based on evidence presented at the formal hearing.

Click here for more information on scheduling a formal review.

Reassessment values for City of Pittsburgh residents were released earlier this year.

For a full list of frequently asked questions, visit http://www.alleghenycounty.us/reassessFAQ.aspx.

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