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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Having litigated this twice before, here are my thoughts:

1) Because MoCo only assesses every 3 years, people get sticker shock. But the assessment is usually still below market value.

2) The cost of hiring someone like me is just not worth it unless you are talking about a MASSIVE misfire on the assessment. I did the job mostly pro bono for friends of the firm. If I billed full freight for it, each client would have lost even if he won. It is usually worth hiring an attorney for a commercial property. Not usually worth it for a home. You’re also going to need to hire an expert if you go beyond the initial SDAT level.

3) And you will need to go beyond the initial SDAT level. They RARELY grant appeals unless it is an obvious miscalculation on the assessment (square footage is off). So then you go to the County Appeals Board. Which is a rubber stamp and generally loathes residential owners who appeal. So then you go to Maryland Tax Court. And that’s where both of my cases settled. After many months from start to finish.

Hope this is helpful.[/quote]

Not true. The county board is members of the public and they were very reasonable. Reduced my assessment by $200k. [/quote]

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