# County Reassessing Property Values **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [November 11, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/county-reassessing-property-values/204152 "2009-11-11T18:54:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
**Author:** ![matt94z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matt94z/32/6040_2.png) [@matt94z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matt94z)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 11:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/county-reassessing-property-values/204152/11 "2009-11-13T11:27:09Z")
> [@Your Best interest - Threads you shouldn't Start](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/your-best-interest-threads-you-shouldnt-start/41530/76): > > wait, so the county raised the taxes on your place by $3000 in one year? This is going to be great. Luckily we haven’t stretched ourselves thin. Well, we purchased our house in White Oak in 2001 for $75k it came with 2 completely useless lots directly next to it. The house wasnt really worth $75k, but at the time it was the only thing on the market in our price range. A short time later, everything went wrong, roof leaking, hot water tank, A/C, basement flooding, mold issues… you name it and it went wrong. Then the reassessment went into effect. The county claimed the house was worth $78k, even needing all the repairs. They said the small lot next to the house was worth $18k because the corner of my $200 aluminum shed was on it. They stated that the lot was occupied by a structure so it was valued higher. WTF? Then they claimed the 3rd small lot was worth like $11k or something. Meanwhile I couldnt even cut the grass because the lawn mower would get stuck in the swamp. Our mortgage went from $600 / month to $850! We filed an appeal and showed up at the hearing with an appraisal of $22k for the house and $5k for both lots… but we lost. The house wasnt worth dumping anymore time or money into, so our only option was bankruptcy. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/county-reassessing-property-values/204152)._