# County Reassessing Property Values

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**Created:** [November 11, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/county-reassessing-property-values/204152 "2009-11-11T18:54:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hycomp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Hycomp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hycomp)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/county-reassessing-property-values/204152/14 "2009-11-13T12:57:13Z")

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> [@any investors here?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/any-investors-here/41596/9):
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> The house wasnt worth dumping anymore time or money into, so our only option was bankruptcy.

Were you getting a check from the county, local school district and municipality prior to the reassessment? A quick glance at the millage numbers on the Allegheny County Treasurer’s website would put total taxes for a property assessed at $107,000 in White Oak at $2734.87/year total for school, municipality and county combined.

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