Found out my property taxes jumped 18% this year from a neighbor, not the city

I was chatting with my neighbor down the street in Mill Woods last weekend and he mentioned his taxes went up a lot. I checked my own assessment online and sure enough, mine went from $3,400 to $4,020 with no notice from the city at all. Has anyone else had to dig through the city website just to find out their tax increase?

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parker_bailey12d ago

Hmm, that sucks but 18% isn't exactly crazy. The city probably sent a notice to your old address or it got buried in junk mail. I wouldn't lose sleep over it yet.

sage5212d ago

You know, I actually thought the same way until I had it happen to me. I missed a 15% fee from my HOA because they emailed the notice and it went straight to spam. Ended up costing me way more than 18% after late fees piled on for three months. So yeah, I used to brush stuff like this off too, but now I double check every single notice, even the ones that seem small.