Property Tax Resources
Our members actively educate themselves and others in the areas of property taxation and valuation. Many of APTC attorneys get published in the most prestigious publications nationwide, get interviewed as matter experts and participate in panel discussions with other real estate experts. The Article section is a compilation of all their work.
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American Property Tax Counsel
Recent Published Property Tax Articles
Environmental Contamination Reduces Market Value
Protest any tax assessment that doesn't reflect the cost to remediate any existing environmental contamination.
Owners of properties with environmental contamination already carry the financial burden of removal or remediation costs, whether they cure the problem themselves or sell to a buyer who is...
Read moreBig Property Tax Savings Are Available
Millions of property tax dollars can be saved by understanding seven issues before buying real estate.
We asked property tax lawyers around the country for tax advice they wish their clients would request before an acquisition to avoid excessive taxation. Their responses, like tax laws, vary by state:
Ask Early. Transaction...
Read moreUse Restrictions Can Actually Lower A Tax Bill
Savvy commercial owners are employing use restrictions as a means to reduce taxable property values.
Most property managers and owners can easily speak about their property's most productive use, in addition to speculating on a list of potential uses. Not all of them, however, are as keenly aware of their property's...
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Morris Ellison's practice includes commercial real estate transactions, commercial litigation and banking law. He represents local, national and international investors, lenders, and real estate developers in the development, financing and disposition of commercial properties and other assets....