The amount of your real estate taxes is an example where the adage of taxes being “one of the two things certain in life” does not necessarily hold true. The opportunity to seek a revision in the assessed value of real property is readily available to property owners seeking a decrease, and school districts seeking an increase, alike. While the process for obtaining a change in the assessed value of real property appears relatively simple and straightforward, there are traps for the unwary.
The property tax practitioners at Ulmer & Berne have decades of experience handling real estate tax proceedings throughout the State of Ohio. Our attorneys are recognized as experts in the field and are frequent speakers at seminars dealing with the tax revision process. We have handled hundreds of cases in the Boards of Revision, Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, county appellate courts and the Ohio Supreme Court, including cases resulting in written opinions by the highest court of the State.
Ulmer & Berne attorneys have been responsible for cases involving properties as diverse as golf courses, nursing homes, low income housing projects, office buildings, single family residences, manufacturing plants, office condominiums, hotels and virtually all other types of commercial property.
In addition to the property tax assessment area, our attorneys have extensive experience in obtaining property tax abatements under the Enterprise Zone and Community Reinvestment Area programs, and in both seeking and challenging property tax exemptions for real estate. Property taxes affect almost every client, and our expertise in this area is a perfect complement to the wide range of business and litigation services provided by Ulmer & Berne.