“Danville property manager pleads in property tax forgery case” plus 2 more

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• Danville property manager pleads in property tax forgery case
• Property reassessments begin for 2013 tax bills
• UPDATE: Gov. Chris Christie, N.J. Senate leaders reach deal on property tax cap

Danville property manager pleads in property tax forgery case Posted: 03 Jul 2010 05:07 AM PDT DANVILLE – A local property manager on Friday pleaded guilty to forging his tenant's signature on a tax document last summer in an attempt to get a tax break on one of his rental properties. On the day he was scheduled to stand trial, Kevin Flynn, 51, of the 200 block of Newell Road, Danville, pleaded guilty in Vermilion County Circuit Court to one count of forgery of a tax exemption card, a Class 3 felony. Nineteen other counts were dismissed. He originally was charged with one count of forgery of a lease/contract and one count of forgery on a tax exemption card for each of the tenants involved. Flynn is scheduled to be sentenced at 10 a.m. on Aug. 18. He could receive up to 2 years of probation and up to a year in jail as a condition of probation, according to Vermilion County Assistant State's Attorney Sandy Lawlyes. Flynn is the owner and broker of Flynn Property Management, which owns and manages rental property in Danville, including apartments, duplexes and single-family houses, some of which are Section 8 approved. Prosecutors charged Flynn with the 20 Class 3 felonies back in October following a Danville police investigation, saying that he forged signatures on a number of contracts and owner-occupied tax exemption forms to receive the standard $5,000 owner-occupied homestead exemption on those rental properties. Before Jan. 1, 2008, the law allowed a landlord to receive the exemption on a property that had a long-term tenant, Lawlyes said. After that date, it changed to limit landlords from receiving the exemption. If the case had gone to trial, Lawlyes said she would have put on evidence showing that in June 2009, Flynn filed about 15 contracts for sale and owner-occupied tax exemption forms dating back to December 2007 with the Vermilion County supervisor of assessments. "The contracts for sale all had purported to contain the signature of the tenants, but those tenants would testify that they did not sign those contracts," she said. Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

Property reassessments begin for 2013 tax bills Posted: 03 Jul 2010 08:20 AM PDT Fort Wayne, Ind. - Indiana assessors are starting to inspect each piece of property in the state to determine their values for tax bills that will come due in 2013. The 18-month assessment process will look for items that have been added or removed and attempt to confirm square footage. Some counties are short of money to pay for the work because they've used their reassessment budgets to pay salaries as revenue has declined. St. Joseph County expects to need about $2.3 million to pay for the reassessment but had only $481,000 in the fund in June. The county has taken more than $5.6 million from the fund since 2005 to pay salaries and benefits. County Council President Rafael Morton says he isn't sure how to resolve the problem. Copyright © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This story may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

UPDATE: Gov. Chris Christie, N.J. Senate leaders reach deal on property tax cap Posted: 03 Jul 2010 09:10 AM PDT The governor and Senate leaders have struck a deal on property tax reform that includes a 2 percent cap on annual increases with four exceptions, three sources with knowledge of the negotiations said.   The four exceptions are rising costs of pensions and health care, school enrollment increases and debt payments. Towns would also be granted leeway in the event of an emergency, such as a natural disaster, two sources said.   The agreement, which has not been officially announced by the Gov. Chris Christie's office, would end a three-day standoff over how to structure tax increase limits in a state with the highest property taxes in the nation. Assembly Democrats said they have not reached an agreement yet.   "There is no agreement," Assembly Democratic spokesman Tom Hester Jr. said. "The speaker (Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver) has had no conversations with the governor on this subject." The deal would also have to be approved by both houses of the Democrat-controlled Legislature.   Christie and lawmakers arrived this morning at the Statehouse for the third day of a special joint legislative session the governor called to force a showdown over property tax reform.   At 10 a.m., Republican senators huddled in caucus while Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) met with Christie. After he left, Republican minority leaders from both houses entered the governor's office.   Christie exited a third-floor meeting with Republican senators at about 11:45 a.m. A gaggle of reporters trailed him to the elevator, but the governor revealed little.   "We'll see," he said when asked if there was a deal.   Christie's spokesman would not comment.   Republican senators huddled in caucus while Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-Gloucester) met with Christie. After he left, Republican minority leaders from both houses entered the governor's office.   Democrats and Republicans are at odds over the structure of property tax limits. After Christie on Thursday said he would accept a statutory limit on local property tax increases - by law rather than by constitutional amendment - the sticking points remained the exemptions to the cap.   Sweeney said it does not make sense to include costs beyond a town's control - such as energy costs and health care - while Christie described those type of exceptions as the holes in a "swiss cheese" policy. Sweeney previously questioned why the percent increase was not lower than 2.5.   Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean (R-Union) said the Republicans were ready to work.   Sweeney showed up around 8 a.m., Oliver arrived at 10:45 a.m. The only other Democratic lawmaker seen in the building was Sen. Jeff Van Drew (D-Cape May). Sweeney said the two had a scheduled meeting.   Van Drew joked with Republican senators outside the Senate chamber about wearing bathing suits underneath their business clothes while they worked over the July Fourth weekend.   "If I have to, I'll be here everyday," he said.   Five Filters featured article: Headshot - Propaganda, State Religion and the Attack On the Gaza Peace Flotilla. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

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