We Didn’t Get the Property Tax Relief We Need

We didn’t get the property tax relief we need

The public is getting mixed signals about Senate Bill 542 and House Bill 231‘s sweeping property tax changes. Some state lawmakers are hailing the tax package as “meaningful and permanent tax relief” while national tax policy experts have characterized the…

Mixed feelings on property tax proposal

Ohio House Republicans have unveiled a plan to address concerns over property tax.

Injustice Watch: Property-Tax Foreclosure Reform Gets Put Off by Illinois Legislators

“It boggles the mind that the state legislature would just keep kicking the can down the road, and you have a crisis on your hands,” said Rita Jefferson, an analyst with the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonprofit that advocates for more equitable tax policies.

Property-tax foreclosure reform is put off by Illinois legislators – Chicago Sun-Times

That leaves Illinois the only remaining state where homeowners can face losing not just their homes but also all of the equity in them they’ve accumulated if their homes are foreclosed on for falling far behind on paying their property taxes. Experts say it also means Illinois is out of step with a 2-year-old Supreme Court ruling that mandated that local governments give homeowners any money that’s left over after their homes are sold to pay off…

Property tax foreclosure reform is put off by Illinois legislators – Usa news

In their end-of-session dash to pass a state budget, Illinois lawmakers put off consideration of proposed reforms to property tax sales and foreclosures. That leaves Illinois the only remaining state where homeowners can face losing not just their homes but also all of the equity in them they’ve accumulated if their homes are foreclosed on for falling far behind on paying their property taxes. Experts say it also means Illinois is out of step wi…

Property-tax foreclosure reform gets put off by Illinois legislators

In their end-of-session dash to pass a state budget, Illinois lawmakers put off consideration of proposed reforms to property tax sales and foreclosures. That leaves Illinois the only remaining state where homeowners can face losing not just their homes but also all of the equity in them they’ve accumulated if their homes are foreclosed on for falling far behind on paying their property taxes. Experts say it also means Illinois is out of step wi…