morning, I'm new. Just purchased a used 5th wheel. 26 ft. Pretty nice. I have my own property, its vacant meadow type, 1 acre. I already pay property and school taxes yearly. How can I avoid a tax increase? Assesor is not available. I live in the town of williamstown. Thank you cathy
How to avoid tax increase nys
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Rene T
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You’re going to have to get the accessor involved and also the code enforcement officer. You don’t want to invest a bunch of money only to find out that it’s not per code and they make you remove everything you did.
You’re going to have to get the accessor involved and also the code enforcement officer. You don’t want to invest a bunch of money only to find out that it’s not per code and they make you remove everything you did.
Oldgator73
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How is your property zoned? Our property in Virginia is unrestricted meaning we can put anything we want on it.
Gary RV_Wizard
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Generally speaking, an RV is not considered "real property", so should have no effect on your property & school taxes. It's a movable item, like a car or a boat, so doesn't increase the value of the property any. But if you make fixed improvements to the lot, say maybe a storage building, that could increase the value of the property.
Check with your local tax assessor, but I'm quite confident this is the case in NY.
If NY has a Personal Property tax, that might apply. They didn't when we lived there, but that was decades ago.
Check with your local tax assessor, but I'm quite confident this is the case in NY.
If NY has a Personal Property tax, that might apply. They didn't when we lived there, but that was decades ago.
phil-t
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No personal property tax. But yes, get educated on the local building codes. Adding a well and septic system will "improve" the property. Storage sheds usually are not an issue - based on size and whether there is a foundation - keep it under the max size and on skids. A lot of the codes and rules are local, not necessarily State.
Loose Nut
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Good point... here in AZ, codes can vary from county to county, and from town to town. For example, some counties are more lenient than others when it comes to off-grid dwellings. Zoning is important too...
