Reassessment inaction on display with 2026 appeals
September 2 was the last day to file an assessment appeal for 2026 in Allegheny County. Appeals are using a Common Level Ratio (CLR)
Allegheny Institute
September 8, 2025
September 2 was the last day to file an assessment appeal for 2026 in Allegheny County. Appeals are using a Common Level Ratio (CLR)
On June 18 the State Tax Equalization Board (STEB) approved the 2024 Common Level Ratios (CLR) for Pennsylvania’s counties. The CLR “is a ratio
Summary: Allegheny County is facing property assessment lawsuits. At the same time, the county’s elected officials have considered, and are considering, a number
Members of the state House of Representatives have voted nearly unanimously to order a moratorium on court ordered re-assessments, unless they are being done voluntarily.
Many taxpayers are not happy with their new assessments. Those who think their new assessed value is too high have initiated appeals. Count among this
Nearly three years after the Supreme Court ruled Allegheny County’s base year plan to be in violation of the uniformity clause of the Pennsylvania Constitution
In mid-2011-when all indications were that the County was on pace to complete the court-ordered reassessment and taxpayers would be getting notice of their new
It has been two and half years since Judge Wettick ruled Allegheny County’s base year assessment system unconstitutional and ordered an updated assessment to
“We’re here because of the Supreme Court’s mandate to me”-that’s what Judge Wettick said to legal counsel representing the County and opponents of the
In April the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania struck down the County’s base year plan as unconstitutional and remanded the matter to the Court of