Saturday, June 19, 2010

Property tax bills to be sent by Tuesday

Property tax bills to be sent by Tuesday

Property tax bills to be sent by Tuesday

Posted: 19 Jun 2010 02:53 AM PDT

" Dear 'Escrow' & 'You Need to Know':

LaPorte County only send out 1 tax bill. If you have an escrow account, that means it will go to the Mortgage Company. That means the Taxpayer must be super-vigilant in contacting the Treasurer, Auditor and Assessor Offices to verify their information is correct. Have them fax these documents to you, or go to the offices and pick them up yourselves.

Believe me, I've been there. I refinanced without an escrow account in order to receive my property tax bill directly from the county. Which cost me, the Taxpayer, $1500.

I'm not saying the county is right by only sending 1 bill, I believe the county should send 1 bill to the Mortgage Company, and another to the Taxpayer. But LaPorte refuses to do this because it "saves money". Well, by the time they handle all the extra telephone calls, lawsuits and whatever, it would be MUCH cheaper to mail duplicates to ALL Taxpayers.

That's how this whole property tax mess began: Carol McDaniel refused to mail out Form R-11 notices of increase in Assessment for 2006 pay 2007 because it would "save money". Then thousands of Taxpayers that were living their lives as normal, and not expecting their elected officials to so blatantly disenfranchise them, were shocked by bills that increased in excess of 800%. That's an increase of 8 times!

Or worse (as if it could get any worse), they received notice months later via the Mortgage Company asking for an increase of deposit in their Escrow accounts. Since the Taxpayer only has 45-days to appeal any change of assessed valuation after notice via Form R-11, or tax bill, that meant these individuals were stripped of their right to the due diligence process, and right to appeal.

Needless to say, that's what happens when you elect people without business experience, and who are friends or relatives with those hiring them, or those in other offices in government. Or who are community organizers, without executive experience.

Again, I strongly urge you to: Call the Treasurer, Auditor, and Assessor Offices. "

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