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Tax Assessor's must change 2013 tax assessments for properties damaged by Hurricane Sandy by January 10, 2013.

Read more:Tax assessors left with uphill climb after Hurricane Sandy

If your New Jersey real estate was damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, you may be entitled to property tax relief. In order to take advantage of possible tax relief for 2013, you must notify your municipal tax assessor in writing by January 10, 2013.
We are ready to help you as and when needed. If you would like assistance in notifying your tax assessor, we can send the proper written notice for you and guide you through the process. Please contact me if you need assistance.

If the tax assessor fails to reduce your 2013 tax assessment based on the damage or destruction to your property, you may have grounds to seek relief by filling a regular tax appeal by April 1 2013.

For immediate help or other assistance, please call or email me with your property address and a brief description of the damage to your property. I will provide you, at no cost, with an evaluation of your case as quickly as possible and, in most cases, immediately.

Please contact me if you need assistance.

Added and Omitted Assessment Filing Deadline is December 1, 2012

The deadline to file an appeal of an added or omitted assessment is December 1, 2012.

If you received a supplemental tax bill payable on November 1, 2012, you have a right to appeal this additional tax by filing a tax appeal by December 1, 2012.

The deadline to file your regular assessment appeal will be either April 1, 2013 or May 1, 2013, depending on whether or not your town adopts a reassessment/revaluation.

As a real estate owner and taxpayer, your only recourse to reduce your annual real estate taxes is to file a real estate tax appeal challenging your tax assessment.

Contact me to discuss your individual circumstances.

Sincerely,

Michael Schneck, Managing Member
Schneck Law Group LLC
o: 973-533-9300
e: mschneck@schnecklaw.com
web: www.schnecklaw.com

As of Monday November 5, 2012 at 9 am, our offices at 301 South Livingston Avenue are open.
Power has been restored and our telephone system is working.
Our computer network is in the cloud and is up and operational.

All members of our firm are receiving emails and faxes.

If you need to contact us, either call us at our offices at 973-533-9300 or email your contact phone number and we will call you back.

Michael Schneck ext 222 mschneck@schnecklaw.com
Eileen Toll ext 240 etoll@schnecklaw.com
Yana Chechelnitsky ext 223 yana@schnecklaw.com
Roger Kahn ext 230 rkahn@schnecklaw.com
Jennifer Jacobus ext 229 jjacobus@schnecklaw.com
MaryLee Terpstra ext 224 mterpstra@schnecklaw.com
Sally Feury ext 231 sfeury@schnecklaw.com
Michelle Cohen ext 234 mcohen@schnecklaw.com
Ashley Prisco ext 242 aprisco@schnecklaw.com
Amanda Quinitchette ext 221 amanda@schnecklaw.com
Eric Wright ext 226 ewright@schnecklaw.com
Michele Schneck ext 228 mkschneck@schnecklaw.com
Sharon Mack ext 239 smack@schnecklaw.com

Anyone with billing questions, send an email to smack@schnecklaw.com

Again, thank you for your understanding during this difficult time.

Please feel free to call with any questions.



Sincerely,
Michael Schneck, Managing Member
Schneck Law Group LLC
o: 973-533-9300
e: mschneck@schnecklaw.com
web: www.schnecklaw.com

Important Contact Information for Schneck Law Group LLC


For all those clients who have been impacted by Hurricane Sandy, we hope this letter finds you and your loved ones safe.

Our offices at 301 South Livingston Avenue are currently without power.

Our computer network is in the cloud and is up and operational.

All members of our firm are receiving emails and faxes.

However, our telephone system is not working.

If we don't have power on Monday November 5, 2012, we will relocate to temporary office space in Livingston. I will send you an update on Monday.

If you need to contact us, email your contact phone number and we will call you back from our cell phones. If you do not have email, call me on my cell phone 973-632-5742.

Michael Schneck       mschneck@schnecklaw.com 
Eileen Toll                etoll@schnecklaw.com 
Yana Chechelnitsky   yana@schnecklaw.com 
Roger Kahn               rkahn@schnecklaw.com 
Jennifer Jacobus       jjacobus@schnecklaw.com
MaryLee Terpstra      mterpstra@schnecklaw.com
Sally Feury                sfeury@schnecklaw.com 
Michelle Cohen          mcohen@schnecklaw.com 
Ashley Prisco             aprisco@schnecklaw.com 
Amanda Quinitchette amanda@schnecklaw.com 
Eric Wright                ewright@schnecklaw.com 
Michele Schneck         mkschneck@schnecklaw.com
Sharon Mack              smack@schnecklaw.com

Anyone with billing questions, send an email to smack@schnecklaw.com

Thank you for your understanding during this difficult time.


Sincerely,
Michael Schneck, Managing Member
Schneck Law Group LLC
o: 973-533-9300
c: 973-632-5742
e: mschneck@schnecklaw.com
web: www.schnecklaw.com

Is a real estate tax appeal admissbile in a condemnation proceeding?


Read More: http://njtoday.net/2012/04/02/real-estate-tax-appeal-evidence-admissible-in-eminent-domain-case/

One attorney's response to The Records March 25, 2012 article about "More Appeals Denied"

Read More: http://www.northjersey.com/news/opinions/145465655_The_Record__Letters__April_1__2012.html

Towns settled more than 50% of all tax appeal cases filed in 2011

Property owners must verify sales comps before hearing this year due to tax assessors rejecting sales as non-usable.

Read More: http://www.northjersey.com/realestate/news_residential/032412_More_tax_appeals_denied_as_towns_reject_data_on_low-priced_homes.html

2012 Tax Appeal Deadline
The 2012 annual deadline to file a property tax appeal is either April 2, 2012 or May 1, 2012.

The deadline to file an appeal in a town that has implemented a municipal-wide revaluation or reassessment is May 1, 2012. See List below.

For all other municiplaities, the 2012 annual deadline to file an appeal is April 2, 2012.

2012 New Jersey Revaluations and Reassessments

Atlantic
Egg Harbor
Long Port

Bergen
Allendale
Cresskill
Dumont
Fairlawn
Hasbrouk Heights
Lyndhurst
Maywood
Midland Park
Ridgefield
Riveredge
Woodcliff Lake

Burlington
Beverly
Bordontown Twp
Burlington City
Delran
Medford
Shamong
Southampton

Camden
Hi-Nella
Lawnside
Magnolia
Merchantville
Winslow Twp

Cumberland
Upper Freehold

Essex
Fairfield
Montclair
South Orange

Gloucester
Deptford
East Greenwich
Mantua
Westville
Woodbury
Woodbury Hts

Hunterdon
Flemington
West Amwell

Monmouth
Deal
Howell
Millstone

Middlesex
Carteret
Helmetta

Morris
Hanover
Montville
Pequonnock
Mt Olive
Rockaway Twp
Lincoln Park

Ocean
Ocean Twp
Eagleswood

Passaic
Bloomingdale
North Haledon
West Milford

Somerset
Bedminister
Bernards
Bernardsville
Branchburg
Bridgewater
Far Hills
Franklin
Millstone
Peapack
Warren
Watchung

Sussex
Branchville
Byrum
Fredon

Warren
Lopatcong
Pohatcong