On behalf of Robert Hill Law | Aug 10, 2020 | Commercial Property Tax Appeals
Frequent readers of our Minnesota Commercial Property Tax Appeals Blog know that we recently wrote about reductions in commercial property tax bills in Michigan a few years ago. Owners of commercial properties on which big-box retail stores sat in Michigan’s U.P. were...
On behalf of Robert Hill Law | Aug 3, 2020 | Commercial Property Tax Appeals
Big-box stores are in many Minnesota communities, centers of commerce and employment, as well as gathering places where recipes, local news and gossip are exchanged by neighbors. Giant superstores are in many ways a modern necessity that provides one-stop shopping in...
On behalf of Robert Hill Law | Jul 28, 2020 | Commercial Property Tax Appeals
In a previous post to our Minnesota Commercial Property Tax Appeals Blog, we began looking at the states property tax classes: Residential, Agricultural, Commercial/Industrial/Public Utility and Other Residential. (Please check the previous post for an introduction to...
On behalf of Robert Hill Law | Jul 24, 2020 | Commercial Property Tax Appeals
Any time you dive into documents issued by Minnesota government, you are in danger of drowning in bureaucratic jargon, dense legalese, repetition and redundancy. The state’s websites and publications will never be mistaken for relaxing bedtime reading. Not so easily...
On behalf of Robert Hill Law | Jul 17, 2020 | Commercial Property Tax Appeals
Regular readers of our Minnesota Commercial Property Tax Appeals Blog will undoubtedly recall a recent post about the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on owners of properties such as shopping centers. We’ll dive a bit deeper into the subject now. Adding...
On behalf of Robert Hill Law | Jul 15, 2020 | Commercial Property Tax Appeals
The economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic has had a negative effect on virtually all of the nation’s economy, including income-producing commercial properties. Owners of those properties now have tenants contending with steep declines in revenue that can mean...
On behalf of Robert Hill Law | Jul 9, 2020 | Commercial Property Tax Appeals
Let’s continue our look at the process of obtaining tax relief for owners of Minneapolis commercial properties damaged in the recent civil unrest. (If you haven’t read Part I, simply click here.) Mandated reassessment In order to obtain the commercial property tax...
On behalf of Robert Hill Law | Jul 7, 2020 | Commercial Property Tax Appeals
To say that this has been a tumultuous year for Minneapolis commercial property owners is to understate the obvious. A global pandemic resulted in an unprecedented slowdown of economic activity and civic unrest resulted in significant damage to some commercial...
On behalf of Robert Hill Law | Jun 30, 2020 | Commercial Property Tax Appeals
As regular readers of our Commercial Property Tax blog undoubtedly recall a recent post about the “50-State Property Tax Comparison Study” issued by the Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence and Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. The study is a deep dive into both...
On behalf of Robert Hill Law | Jun 23, 2020 | Commercial Property Tax Appeals
The very first date on the Minnesota Department of Revenue’s property tax calendar is January 2 – the assessment date for both real and personal property in the state. Though that date came and went uneventfully only about six months ago, it must feel like a distant...
