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Nassau County’s 2022/23 property tax grievance filing deadline of April 30th is fast approaching. We sincerely hope you file, because filing a grievance is the best way to ensure that your property is being fairly assessed, relative to comparable property sales within the past couple of years. We also sincerely hope that you’ll let Maidenbaum… Read more »

Maidenbaum hopes that you and your loved ones are faring well during this unprecedented time. Even as Nassau County administers a mass vaccination program, the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose many challenges to a full return to “normal life”. The pandemic severely impacted state and local budgets, with New York State… Read more »

While 2021 is no longer a “new year,” it’s still a young year, and 2021 has already given us some substantive news relating to the property tax grievance filing process in Nassau County. We monitor these matters very closely here at Maidenbaum, so here’s our take on what homeowners interested in filing property tax grievances… Read more »

In early December 2020, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced a market value freeze for the 2022/2023 tax year. This freeze affects all residential and commercial properties in Nassau County, except newly constructed housing and new land lots. This step, which is a reversal from prior statements calling for property revaluation to be performed each… Read more »

If you are a residential property owner, in addition to the Basic STAR exemption, for which you can register with New York State, Nassau County provides a number of important exemptions you can use to reduce your property tax liability. To take advantage of them: You must be a member of a class of people… Read more »

November is here and 2020/21 First Half School Tax Bills are now being received by many Nassau County homeowners. Here at Maidenbaum we have been fielding an extremely high volume of phone calls and emails inquiring about these new bills and are making every effort to respond to your queries in a timely manner.  Because… Read more »

November brings Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and yes – another important date for Nassau County Residents. On November 1st, the County will be issuing the 1st half 2020/21 School Tax bills, which generally are released in October, but this year were pushed a month due to COVID-19 pandemic related delays. These bills will be the first… Read more »

Nassau County’s school system began opening earlier this month, which is good news for weary parents and wound-up children eager to resume a semblance of normality in their lives. Operating under new guidelines promulgated by New York State, schools will be required to provide daily updates on the number of new positive COVID-19 cases to… Read more »

While the COVID-19 pandemic is under control in Nassau County (as of this writing, the infection rate is at a relatively low 1 percent, with hospitalization and death rates stabilizing at very low levels), the pandemic’s negative economic effects are likely to drag on through the remainder of the year and into 2021. According to… Read more »

Being a smart consumer in the age of COVID-19 means protecting yourself against scams, price-gouging and identity fraud, all of which have accelerated as a result of the pandemic. According to the FBI – which monitors this illegal activity – all Americans should exercise renewed vigilance against these threats, which are enumerated on the bureau’s… Read more »

It’s been three long months since Nassau County “paused” itself to limit community spread of the COVID-19 virus. Since that time, a phased reopening strategy has been in place calling for an increased number of “non-essential” businesses to reopen, provided that certain important public health metrics — including COVID-19 case counts, infection rates, and hospitalization… Read more »

The suffering inflicted on Nassau County by the COVID-19 pandemic has been severe, and medical experts tell us that we are not “out of the woods” just yet. That’s why, as the State and County continue to carefully open up, it’s important for every resident to continue to respect and adhere to the guidelines put… Read more »

On March 23, 2020, the Nassau County Legislature passed the Reassessment Phase-In Act of 2020 (RPIA) formerly known as the Taxpayer Protection Plan. What the RPIA Does The RPIA provides 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… Read more »

As we’re sure you are aware, the novel coronavirus — a respiratory disease known officially as COVID-19 — is spreading rapidly in New York State; as of this writing there are thousands of positive cases statewide, with hundreds of them in Nassau County, and that number continues to increase by the day. Last week, Governor… Read more »

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that the topics we usually cover concern specific matters directly related to grieving your Nassau County property tax assessment. Our overarching aim is to equip you with the information you need to understand the way the property tax grievance process works in Nassau County so… Read more »

While it’s true that some Nassau County residents don’t consistently grieve their property tax assessments every year, your chance of maximally reducing your property taxes is enhanced by consistent and regular filing. In this article, we’ll explain why it’s recommended that you grieve your property tax assessment each and every time the County gives you… Read more »

January marks the beginning of “grievance season” in Nassau County – that critical 2-month window of time when homeowners can file grievances protesting their property tax assessments. If you decide to have Maidenbaum represent you in your grievance, you can rest easy during grievance season – we’ll handle all the particulars of grieving for you,… Read more »

It’s natural to be confused by the assessment process in Nassau County. While the County professes to make the process understandable to ordinary citizens, there are many moving parts in the system, and the technical language can be filled with jargon that is difficult for a layperson to understand. The purpose of this brief article… Read more »

New York State recently made several important changes to its STAR (School Tax Assessment Relief) program. These changes will impact many Nassau County homeowners seeking relief from high property tax bills. It’s important to know exactly what these changes are, and what you need to do to continue participating in these programs.  Please be aware… Read more »

Some months ago, Maidenbaum published 5 Common Misconceptions about Nassau County Tax Grievances, an article seeking to dispel some common myths associated with the property tax grievance process in Nassau County. Among these several misconceptions were the ideas that filing a property tax grievance could: Backfire on the homeowner, resulting in a property tax valuation.… Read more »