I live in a not-too-great neighborhood in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My taxes for 2006 were $2,400 based on a $100,000 assessed value. (I paid $150K for the house in 2005). I had my upstairs remodeled and, like an idiot, I did things the legal way and pulled permits. When the work was completed I got a notice from the city that said, "We notice you recently pulled a building permit. We're now going to stop by and reassess the value of your property so we can make sure you're paying as much in taxes as is humany possible." After their re-evaluation my property value went from $100K to $183K so my taxes will be up to about $4,400.
Don't get me wrong. I understand that someone has to pay for the services the city provides but I'm not prepared for my taxes to almost double within a one-year period. Is my house more likely to catch on fire or be burglarized after the remodeling? So why should my taxes go up so much? Is there anything I can do?
2007-08-18
03:15:39
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Jim
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