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Townhouse owner questions separate garage parcel and $173,913 full-market valuation
Summary
A Syracuse townhouse owner asked the Board of Assessment Review to clarify why her townhouse and a separately assessed rear garage were valued and billed separately; staff explained apportionment and advised consulting the HOA or an attorney about parcel consolidation and sidewalk charges.
A Syracuse townhouse owner who appealed the tentative assessment for 3401 James Street, Unit 16 pressed board staff on Friday, Feb. 14, about why her townhouse and a separately assessed rear garage received separate tax parcel numbers and how that affected the assessed value.
The assessor’s materials showed separate assessments: the townhouse unit assessment was listed as $95,000 and the garage as $5,000, producing a combined assessed total the assessor converted (using the city equalization rate) to a full-market figure the city identified as about $173,913.
Why it matters: Separately assessed parcels can mean duplicate charges for certain municipal special assessments. The petitioner raised the example of sidewalk district charges of $100 per parcel and asked whether the separate garage parcel meant owners might be billed…
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