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...
On behalf of Robert Hill Law | Jun 17, 2020 | Commercial Property Tax Appeals
The Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy recently released their “50-State Property Tax Comparison Study.” The in-depth look at taxes paid last year offers a wide range of information about both residential property taxes and...
On behalf of Robert Hill Law | May 1, 2020 | Commercial Property Tax Appeals
Assigning a value to a commercial real estate property can be a complicated and intensive process. Commercial real estate is not appraised in the same way as residential properties that rely on the other properties located in their immediate vicinity. There are a...
