From H. LeRoy Whiteley, Jr., president of Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: IF you have ever read any of our mailings, you have noticed that we describe the property tax assessment and appeals system with words such as biased, cumbersome, inequitable, non-uniform, prejudiced, subjective, and unfair to name a few. To illustrate our position and […]
Whiteley: “We Just Seem To Accept That Our Rights Are Being Trampled More And More Every Day Without Making Viable Attempts To Protect Those Rights”
From H. LeRoy Whiteley, Jr., president of Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: Yesterday we testified on two bills relative to property tax issues that affect us all. Perhaps it was the weather but we feel, more likely, most property taxpayers are just resigned to the fact that their taxes are going to remain unfair and […]
Sen. Glassman’s Senate Bill 69 – Property Tax – Assessment Appeal Hearings – Right to Record Moves to Senate Floor
From the office of Sen. Barry Glassman: Senator Glassman’s Senate Bill 69 Property Tax – Assessment Appeal Hearings- Right to Record, quickly passed out of the Budget and Taxation Committee and will be moving to the Senate Floor. Senate Bill 69 will allow a homeowner to record a property assessment appeal hearing at their own […]
Whiteley: “We Urge You To Introduce Legislation That Would Place The Public Information Of All Real Property Worksheets Online For Taxpayer Usage”
From H. LeRoy Whiteley, Jr., president of Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: Senator Glassman and Delegates McComas, Norman, and newly elected Szelgia have been most helpful in introducing and supporting property assessment and appeals legislation. Attacking the whole elephant of this gigantic reform matter has been unsuccessful so far. A bit by bit approach is […]
Washington Reacts to Court Ruling Upholding Helton’s Residency/Candidacy: “We Will Not Appeal the Decision”
From Rovall Washington, candidate for state senate District 34: Attention: Citizens of Harford and Cecil Counties On July 15, 2010 the residency of Art Helton was challenged in court. After a decision was made by a circuit court judge that ruled in his favor, the Washington campaign continues. We will not appeal the decision. Instead, […]
Sen. Glassman To Update Property Taxpayers Bill of Rights
From the Office of Sen. Barry Glassman: Annapolis, Md. – Harford County Senator Barry Glassman R-35 will be introducing a pair of Bills to update Maryland’s Property Taxpayers Bill of Rights Currently, the State Department of Assessment and Taxation (“SDAT”) is receiving approximately 59,000 property tax appeals. To states falling housing market and local citizen’s […]
The Unappealing Process Of Seeking A Property Tax Assessment Appeal
The property tax appeals process is one that most people rarely get to see, unless they happen to be H. LeRoy Whiteley, Jr. Whiteley is not only the president of Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation; he regularly appeals his own property tax assessments and is in the process of such an appeal in Harford County. […]
Court of Special Appeals Finds Guiliani, Ehrlich, Craig Didn’t Illegally Harass Harford Lawyer Worsham
When Michael Worsham received calls from citizens seeking public office asking for his vote, he took the calls to be illegal harassment instead of an attempt to inform voters of their choices on election day. He filed suit with the Circuit Court for Harford County on November 6, 2006 against several of the individual’s whose […]