CCH&A was back in court this morning before Judge Marano. The Judge adjourned the matter to February 22, 2017 for oral argument. As a result of the adjournment, the TRO will still be in place until a decision is made by the Court.
The Disputed Assessment Fund : A new challenge for commercial property owners in Nassau County – by Bernie Kennedy
Nassau County is a special place for commercial property owners, with tax rates as high as $9 per s/f. Now it turns out to be a very special place, with its own legislation created to deal with the current multi-million dollar backlog and multi-year delays in the payment of commercial real estate tax refunds. Read the full article here.
Yesterday, Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Thomas Adams signed our Temporary Restraining Order preventing the County from enforcing “monetary penalties and tax liens in any manner whatsoever” pursuant to Nassau County’s ASIE law. This is the 3rd TRO that we have successfully obtained against the County in our pursuit for justice on the County’s egregious ASIE penalties.
We are back in Court on February 8, 2016 for oral argument on the constitutionality on the implementation and enforcement of the ASIE.
Judge orders halt to Nassau fines on county businesses
A state court judge on Monday halted the collection of hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines imposed on Nassau businesses by the county assessor last month. Read the entire Newsday article here.
Owners of commercial property in Nassau are finding some substantial spikes in the tax bills they’re getting this month, sharply raising the tax burdens – and blood pressure – of the county’s more than 23,000 commercial property owners and thousands of their small business tenants…
Read the entire article here