I just got a letter that says i'm required to file my "what did you pay" form and had form attached for my new home, hand signed by Craig surprise.  Scary.. Do i really have to fill it out?  I thought it was odd, isn't this public record somewhere anyway?  Can i take a photo of a sad clown and send it back instead?

I guess I'm just curious if this is "normal" (first home and all that) or if it's a Rotterdam thing, the part where it said "this is private and for my personal records" threw me a bit.

I don't see why you should have to fill out that form when the house you bought was appraised just 2 years ago. If you fill out the form and you paid more than it was assessed for your taxes could go up.

That's what i'm worried about, i'm wondering if this is some loop-hole to get me to "volunteer" how much i paid and then they can get around the selective re-assessment law.

The assessor can reassess your property in 8 years when they do another town wide reassessment but until then keep your information on how much you spent to yourself. There has been too much creative assessing going on in the town inn the past year such as the split assessment involving the properties of Brudos and another taxpayer where the town taxed them partially residential and mostly business tax rates creating a large tax increase on the taxpayer.

I don't know why you have to supply that information. It is public record. And this information is printed in the gazette about a month or so after a sale.

Why don't you call and ask them exactly why you have to supply this information? Then you can tell the rest of us.
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You can just ignore it....I actually would.

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You can just ignore it....I actually would.

Would and have cause you never did pay your fair share in taxes Bumblethru.  I hate cheaters like you.  Complain the assessor isn't doing their job and then cheat yer a** off till they catch up with you.  What a bunch of Hooey.  You will be a distant blip on the radar screen after January 1, 2010.

Uncalled for, imo

a VERY DISTANT BLIMP ON THE RADAR PEOPLE  -   A MORTZ

Quoted from Vaedur

Uncalled for, imo

Hey Vaddy ever hear of the Pied Piper.  He ridded the town of rats by "piping" them into the river.  Bumblethru has been piping about the former assessor not doing his job and low and behold the "rats" follow his lead.  Go ahead Vaddy do as Bumble says but I caution you newbie.  Bumblethru is known to speak with a forked tongue.  Like a big long snake!

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Hey Vaddy ever hear of the Pied Piper.  He ridded the town of rats by "piping" them into the river.  Bumblethru has been piping about the former assessor not doing his job and low and behold the "rats" follow his lead.  Go ahead Vaddy do as Bumble says but I caution you newbie.  Bumblethru is known to speak with a forked tongue.  Like a big long snake!

A simple "Are you sure that would be a good idea?" will be a lot more productive.  And i understand why you are saying "i caution you" as i feel it might not be a great idea to ignore a letter from the assessors office.  Hense why i'm trying to information gather to make my own decision.  I actually appreciate you disagreeing, that's cool, but it seems like it was also used as an excuse as a way to take a shot at bumble.

Sorry...but it IS public information. AND it will be printed in the gazette soon enough. If this is an assessment issue, than all property sale information should go directly to that municipalities assessor's office. I just think it is an extra step that is not needed.

Do I think there is something underlying in asking for the homeowner to fill out this information? No. I just don't see where it is necessary. IMHO

PDQ....you should be able to help this guy out.

Quoted from Vaedur

I just got a letter that says i'm required to file my "what did you pay" form and had form attached for my new home, hand signed by Craig surprise.  Scary.. Do i really have to fill it out?  I thought it was odd, isn't this public record somewhere anyway?  Can i take a photo of a sad clown and send it back instead?

I guess I'm just curious if this is "normal" (first home and all that) or if it's a Rotterdam thing, the part where it said "this is private and for my personal records" threw me a bit.

Okay, when we went thru the town-wide reassessment, we were told by the former Assessor that when a home sold for a particular dollar amount, that value, in fact, was the new assessment.  And there are still homes with an extremely high assessments because they were sold at the peak of the market and are valued in that manner.  These homeowners have not gone thru the grievance or small claims process.   I asked the current assessor about this situation and he informed me that no longer is the determining factor and that it was never the correct way to value a recently sold home.  Personally, I would contact the Assessor's office and ask all the right questions.  Or you can e-mail him...just go to the Rotterdam website where his e-mail address is available.  

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Okay, when we went thru the town-wide reassessment, we were told by the former Assessor that when a home sold for a particular dollar amount, that value, in fact, was the new assessment.  And there are still homes with an extremely high assessments because they were sold at the peak of the market and are valued in that manner.  These homeowners have not gone thru the grievance or small claims process.   I asked the current assessor about this situation and he informed me that no longer is the determining factor and that it was never the correct way to value a recently sold home.  Personally, I would contact the Assessor's office and ask all the right questions.  Or you can e-mail him...just go to the Rotterdam website where his e-mail address is available.  

I just said what the heck,and called.. I talked to an unnamed man at the office.. he said "we can not change values based on the form, and that "you must have paid over value, and chuckled."   He also assured me that i must get a permit to build a fence, but i can not be re-assessed based on the fence.  I don't know if it was "Craig" but who ever i talked to was very friendly.

Quoted from clubhouse

Okay, when we went thru the town-wide reassessment, we were told by the former Assessor that when a home sold for a particular dollar amount, that value, in fact, was the new assessment.  And there are still homes with an extremely high assessments because they were sold at the peak of the market and are valued in that manner.  These homeowners have not gone thru the grievance or small claims process.   I asked the current assessor about this situation and he informed me that no longer is the determining factor and that it was never the correct way to value a recently sold home. Personally, I would contact the Assessor's office and ask all the right questions.  Or you can e-mail him...just go to the Rotterdam website where his e-mail address is available.  

Another country heard from.  More hogwash from the "Clubhouse" prolly infiltrated with the same rats (we) that followed Bumblethru into the moat.  HaHa Still blaming the 2006-2007 reval for Mr Surprise's antics isn't clicking with the 2009 voters.

Haven't you heard Club?  

And if the third boldfaced statement were true how the hell do you explain the increase in Mr DelGallo's value.  Kooky dude!

Quoted from Vaedur

I just said what the heck,and called.. I talked to an unnamed man at the office.. he said "we can not change values based on the form, and that "you must have paid over value, and chuckled."   He also assured me that i must get a permit to build a fence, but i can not be re-assessed based on the fence.  I don't know if it was "Craig" but who ever i talked to was very friendly.

Its called killem with kindness Vaddy.  You really are green my friend.