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Bravo! You’ve filed your 2024/25 tax grievance in a timely fashion. Good for you – you’ve taken the first step to protect your rights as a Nassau County homeowner. “What’s next?” is a natural question to ask at this point. When will you learn about the status of your grievance? What impact will any reduction… Read more »

Your friends at Maidenbaum hope you’ve enjoyed the mild winter. As we head into spring, we head towards the deadline to file a grievance to challenge your 2024/25 property tax assessment. As you probably know, what we call “the property tax grievance season” began in September and will conclude on the extended deadline of April… Read more »

Happy New Year from your friends at Maidenbaum! January is here, which means it’s time to start filing Nassau County property tax grievances. Think of the next two months as a precious window of opportunity to challenge your property tax assessment beginning on 01/03/23 and ending on 04/03/23. It’s a brand-new year and far too… Read more »

As 2022 yields to 2023, we at Maidenbaum want to wish you and yours a warm and happy Holiday Season and great New Year. We’d also like to take this opportunity to advise you about a notice you will soon receive by mail from the Nassau County Department of Assessment in January 2023: your property’s… Read more »

Thanks to high property taxes and rising inflation rates, the total cost of homeownership is higher than ever in Nassau County, making it difficult for many homeowners – especially the elderly and those with low to moderate incomes – to balance budgets. Fortunately, there are exemptions provided by New York State and Nassau County that… Read more »

October is here — the season for glorious Fall foliage in the Northeast but also the nerve-racking season when Nassau County homeowners receive their 1st Half School Tax bills. Here we provide a reminder that these bills are coming, along with news about other important developments that may affect your property tax bill for better… Read more »

We hope you’ve had a great Summer 2022 and are welcoming the cooler weather that’s just ahead. We’d like to use this opportunity to apprise you of recent developments in the world of property taxes in Nassau County. Also, September 1st is the time of year when Nassau County homeowners can begin authorizing Maidenbaum to… Read more »

We hope you’re having a fabulous Summer 2022 on Long Island. We also hope that inflation isn’t getting you down (if it is, please check out our recent article, Doing Your Part to Fight Inflation This Summer, on the Maidenbaum blog). Time tends to fly at this time of year, but you can still pack… Read more »

Inflation is looming its ugly head this summer in the form of higher prices for a broad range of consumer goods, including energy, food, and shelter. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, “The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 1.0 percent in May on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising… Read more »

With the colder months — and the 2023/24 tax grievance filing season – behind us, it’s time to look ahead to some summer fun on Long Island. Long Island has many summer treasures – including world-class beaches, charming eateries, museums, street fairs, music concerts and other fun events – making it possible for you to… Read more »

Congratulations if you filed your 2023/24 Nassau County property tax grievance! We hope you used Maidenbaum; regardless, we hope you find the information in this article valuable. So, what should you expect to happen in the next few weeks and months? The Ball is Now in ARC’s Court The wheels of ARC (the Assessment Review… Read more »

You only have a few weeks left to file a property tax grievance for the 2023/24 tax year. It’s very important not to miss this deadline, which this year is May 2nd. Here’s why: If You Miss the Deadline You’ll Have to Live With The County’s Assessment for Another Year While home valuations are high… Read more »

In a recent “Long Island Home” podcast whose topic was Nassau County’s recent extension of the 2023/24 tax grievance filing deadline to May 2, 2022, Maidenbaum’s Property Tax Supervisor John P. Frascella channeled the spirit of Ben Franklin, who famously advised that one should “never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.” John’s… Read more »

On Monday, February 7, 2022, the Nassau County Legislature voted unanimously to amend the Nassau County administrative code to extend the deadline to file an application for the correction of an assessment for the 2023/24 tentative assessment roll filed on January 3, 2022. “This is an item,” noted Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello, “that will give… Read more »

We hope you had a great holiday season and that your new year is treating you well thus far. While it’s far too early to tell exactly what kind of year 2022 will be from a Nassau County property tax perspective, it’s clear there are certain things that taxpayers can rely upon – and be… Read more »

As 2021 yields to a new (and hopefully better) year, it’s time to look ahead to 2022 with an eye to identifying important deadlines ahead for you on the property tax front, and also comment on some developments that happened in 2021 that will likely impact the property tax picture in Nassau County. Before turning… Read more »

Back in March of 2020, the Nassau County Legislature passed the Reassessment Phase-In Act of 2020 (RPIA) formerly known as the Taxpayer Protection Plan. The RPIA provided a five-year phase-in for changes to a homeowner’s assessed value for the 2020/21 tax year, caused by the countywide reassessment. Without it, about half of Nassau County homeowners whose properties’… Read more »

We hope you’ve had a fun, safe summer and are ready to enjoy the cooler months ahead. Given that Fall is now upon us, we’d like to take this opportunity to apprise you of the latest developments with respect to property taxes in Nassau County and advise you of some important action items that lie… Read more »

Summer is traditionally a slow time in the world of property taxes here in Nassau County. Deadlines for filing property tax grievances for the latest tax year have passed, next year’s tax roll has yet to be finalized, and new school tax bills are still months from being received. (That’s why we recommend that you… Read more »

As COVID-19 infection rates continue to plummet across New York State, and vaccination numbers climbing, restrictions on access to the many summer treasures we associate with Long Island — including world-class beaches, charming bars and restaurants, museums and other fun attractions — continue to be lifted, clearing the way for a great summer season. Let’s… Read more »