As noted in an August blog, Allegheny County has been ordered by the Court of Common Pleas to reassess its 585,005 taxable and exempt parcels.
“[I]t is further the judgment of Council that there is a significant likelihood that the County will be forced to conduct another court-ordered reassessment if
Pittsburgh City Council raised property taxes 20 percent in December and reopened and passed a revised 2026 operating budget in April, But if estimates from
A three-page court order issued on Aug. 17 directs Allegheny County to begin a countywide reassessment. This arose from a lawsuit filed in Common Pleas
A blog from January noted “property assessments will be a dominant issue for [the Government Review Commission].” At the Aug. 12 commission meeting, a property
On Nov. 25, 2025, the Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) board voted against adopting the “Future-Ready Facilities Plan” (Plan). The Plan was designed to address ongoing
On May 20 the State Tax Equalization Board (STEB) approved the 2025 Common Level Ratios (CLR) for Pennsylvania’s counties. The CLR “is a ratio that measures how a county’s Base Year
Seven months after invalidating the facilities usage fee (“jock tax”) for Pittsburgh, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that another fee is really a tax. In
On April 21, the mayor of Pittsburgh signed legislation that wrapped up the 2026 budget. Unlike state budget impasses, there was an approved budget, though
At its regular meeting this week, Allegheny County Council will begin the process of considering an ordinance that would “undertake a reassessment of all properties
