How to Appeal Property Tax Increase

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Hi All,

I just closed on a SFR in Cincinnati (Hamilton County) and our property taxes will increase significantly. We anticipate we'll pay approximately 2.25% of the purchase price. It's my understanding that the previous auditor only had the position for eight months, jacked everyone’s taxes up, and then resigned and passed away. Now, people are fighting back to appeal the raises.

At this point, I'm planning on contacting the county and the auditor, but before I do this, I wanted to find out if anyone on here has had a similar experience in Cincinnati and if they've found any success in appealing property taxes.

With gratitude,

Trevor

Bill B. · Answer

I’ve never owned anything in Ohio or even been there. But a quick google says Jessica Miranda has had the position since April. And she’s the one that released the latest tax rates and year to year comparisons in September of 2024. So maybe you’re thinking of someone from 2023? Anyway, the current auditor set the current rates, and is still at the job..

https://www.hamiltoncountyauditor.org/

Sam McCormack · Answer

Hey Trevor, shoot me a message to see if we can work on this together, but while i HAVE NOT seen this, I can connect with some PMs to see if they have experience doing it. I have issues with numbers all the time here, mostly to do with impending property tax increases, so it would be nice to know this too. I am going to talk to my PM about it to see if and how it was done, so if you would like to be included in the conversation or I can let you know, would love to have you there to see how it is done

Gregory Wilson · Answer

Sorry I missed your post earlier.Petitions for revaluation are filed only between 1/1 and 3/31 each year. By law, the most recent purchase price is the default value and it is impossible to overcome unless the property was destroyed after the recent purchase. That is why we conceal the purchase price whenever possible. Not easy to do with bank financing. Ask me off public to explain.But, the point is, you are going to pay based on the purchase price. I can tell you a lot more but don't expect it to help.

Timur Salikov · Answer

How much did you buy it for and what's your annual tax bill? Recently I got a huge increase also. On a 320k property Ill be paying 9k annually.

Trevor H. · Answer

Thank you All for your insight here!

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