It has been nearly four years since the state Supreme Court struck down Allegheny County’s base year assessments. It might have to wade back into the issue based on an appeal to be filed by Washington County.
Allegheny County Council held a public hearing recently regarding the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, better known as UPMC. Based on the motion passed by Council in November the purpose of the hearing was “…to allow the opportunity for public comment regarding the tax exempt status of property owned by [UPMC] within Allegheny County pursuant to the Institutions of Purely Public Charity Act”.
In May, the Pennsylvania Supreme court ruled that Allegheny County’s base year property tax assessment system was unconstitutional because it produces severely inequitable results,
The principal effect of the moratorium on re-assessments now working its way through the Senate after having passed in the House will be to
Notwithstanding the results of appeals, the total assessed value of real property in Allegheny County is expected to increase 35 percent when new values are
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
Cut personnel, raise taxes, or dip into the savings account. Those are the choices facing one of the largest school districts in Allegheny County.
On April 29th of this year, the SupremeCourt of Pennsylvania ruled Allegheny County’s baseyear plan unconstitutional and sent the matter “to the[County] court to
In the weeks since the 2012 assessed values were judicially postponed to become the 2013 assessed values, mailings have been sent out to property owners
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
