USEFUL LINKS

The most informative website on the internet related to Real Property Taxes in New York is brought to you by the New York State Office of Real Property Services. Check equalization rates and tax rates in your municipality look at the guidelines that the Assessor’s are supposed to follow:

http://www.orps.state.ny.us

If you are a property owner in New York City, Mayor Bloomberg has done a wonderful job of putting forms and information on-line. Obtain the complaint forms here and receive instructions on filling them out.

http://www.nyc.gov/

The New York State Unified Court System webpage provides readers with the State-Wide Small Claim Assessment Review manual, instruction for filing out a Small Claims Petition and recent Certiorari Case summaries. An excellent resource and a must read for those considering undertaking a Small Claims petition themselves.

http://www.nycourts.gov/

The Westchester County Board of Realtors web page is a good source of market statistics and property sales and offering information within Westchester County.

http://www.wcbr.net/

The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island is an excellent source of property listing and sales information for Long Island.

http://www.mlsli.com/

 Putnam County Association of Realtors Website has a property search function and local information.

http://www.putnamrealtors.com/

The New York State Assembly website has a good search function and is a good place to find out what bills have recently passed and what is pending from the so-called most dysfunctional state legislature in the country.

http://assembly.state.ny.us/

The Westchester County web-page has a good search function and has a plethora of reasonably well articulated information relating to property taxes and is a good background read for owners of property in Westchester County.

http://www.westchestergov.com/

The Office of the Westchester County Clerk has a good guide for filing a Small Claims Assessment Review Petition and has searchable court records.

http://www.westchesterclerk.com/

The Annual Report by the New York State Assembly Committee on Real Property Taxation is an excellent read for those interested in why property taxes have risen so precipitously The Annual Report by the New York State Assembly Committee on Real Property Taxation is an excellent read for those interested in why property taxes have risen so precipitously.

http://assembly.state.ny.us/comm/RealProp/2008Annual/

New York State’s Highest Court has an excellent website with their recent rulings, court rules and webcasts.

http://www.nycourts.gov/

Link to application for School Tax Relief Exemption (STAR Program).

http://www.orps.state.ny.us/ref/forms/large_print/rp425_largeprint.pdf

The website of the Supreme Court of the United States provides recent decisions.

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/

This website maintained by a prolific Albany Law Professor and writer has a store of cases on file concerning land use and provides a blog update if you sign up for it.

http://lawoftheland.wordpress.com/