Tax breaks on property?

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@JayS

+1 on talking to a real tax pro.

But my gut says you’re not going to catch any breaks. Yes, you’re paying in two districts, but you should be paying about half as much in each district as you would pay to one district if all the land was within it’s boundries.

For example using some made up numbers…
10 acres, 5 in cheektowaga, 5 in amherst, 2k in taxes to both.
10 acres, all 10 in amherst, 4k in taxes to amherst.

Right?

The taxes are just based on a percentage of the value of the land so as long as there isn’t some mistake in the paperwork allowing each township to claim 100% of the land in their figures (something I wouldn’t put past the various NY local governments) it should work out.

thats how it should be. it sounds like each town has assessed the parcel at its total acreage, and is charging him based on the total. but thats not right.

you should talk to a lawyer or property tax person.