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Judith Smith

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I just wanted to make the point that a reassessment was completed about a year ago in Dutchess County which included Fishkill. The reassessment was done at the very height of local property values. Almost instantly after the reassessment, prices started to tank, so this May, just about everyone should "grieve" their tax bill. Unfortunately, it won't do any good for taxes already assessed (it's the law, they don't have to reimburse you for taxes paid, and they don't have to ammend current tax bills).

So homebuyers be aware, tax numbers can difficult to nail down at present, and impossible to predict if the assessed value is currently significantly higher than the actual sale price. - Fri Mar 28 2008, 08:11

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