Property Tax Problem In CA
Does anyone know if I can fight a back property tax assessment on a 6plex. The I just bought my patner out and then the assessors office discovered they made a mistake when we first bought it and didn't assess the taxes properly so are coming after me for all of the back taxes. They admit it was their mistake but say I am still responsible for paying all of it. HELP
You can negotiate it out by paying a lump sum, or scheduled payments. You will need a lawyer to draw up the contract and also see if you can get out of it. If you did not own the property at the time of the mistake then your title company can also go to bat for you, since they would be partly responsible. If your partner that you recently bought out owned the property during the time of the mistake then you could get some of the monies from him as well.
First and foremost seek out an attorney. From there you will need to see what your legal options are, either getting out of it completely or scheduling out a payment plan.
Good Luck,
Kyle