Brewer and Lee read questions on co-op unit implementation and appeals process
The chairs ask how co-op unit owners can determine if they need to file exemptions given development-level valuations, and detail questions about appeal rights, timelines, independent review, penalties during appeals, and why owners must choose between DOF and Tax Commission processes.
Implementation for cooperative units, property tax and market value information for the co-op prior.
are at the development level while this new tax has a market value threshold at the co-op unit level.
This makes it difficult for the individual co-op unit owners to determine if they are required to file an exemption.
A, how can the co-op unit owners determine if they need to file an exemption?
B, what type of documentation is needed to prove primary residency?
C, what type of outreach and assistance is provided by the administration to assist co-op unit owners?
For instance,
Is finance working with the co-op and condo managing agents to assist with exemption applications?
Okay, and this is about the appeals process.
Number 20, many homeowners are concerned about being incorrectly identified as subject to the tax.
If a homeowner's exemption is denied, what appeal rights exist?
B, what is the timeline for filing exemptions and appeals?
C, will there be an independent review?
D, can taxpayers submit additional documentation after an initial denial?
E, will penalties and interest accrue while an appeal is pending?
F, was information about appeal rights included in DOF's determination letters?
And G, the 311 website states that if an owner chooses to have the tax commission review the initial primary residence determination, the owner must also challenge the property's market value and cannot submit proof of primary residence to DOF.
Why are property owners required to choose between these two processes, and how has DOF communicated?
this distinction to affected owners.