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Class action lawsuit filed over Jackson County assessments (https://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=349124)

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Originally Posted by Sassy Snatch (Post 17020069)

I'm not personally affected, but from what I understand folks are constantly getting the runaround to even be heard. And the deadline is July 31st. For example, they cancelled all in person appeals and tried to do them over Zoom. Those were apparently cancelled as well.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jackson County Zoom Call Property Tax Assessment Meetup Cancelled?!? We're Getting More Reports That The Courthouse Is Moving People Way From This Bit Of Promised Tech Evaluation: <a href="https://t.co/pQep3DiV7y">https://t.co/pQep3DiV7y</a> <a href="https://t.co/N3g98Ldexi">pic.twitter.com/N3g98Ldexi</a></p>— Tony's Kansas City (@TonysKansasCity) <a href="https://twitter.com/TonysKansasCity/status/1681000780659081217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The whole thing is just a giant ****ing shit show. On top of the runaround to even get an appeal, you've got various legislators wanting to set parameters and a lawsuit on the horizon. What the **** are these people even supposed to do?

Also pretty obvious whatever algorithm Tyler used to assign these values is ****ed beyond belief. And even if the property tax rate is legit it's pretty ****ing nuts to just drop an increase like that on someone and not have it gradually increase.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/loca...source=twitter

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Several local property owners and real estate experts told The Star that increased assessment values and the higher property taxes that many expect to follow could likely push landlords to raise rents, put off needed building maintenance or sell their properties to offset the additional expenses — all moves that would fall on renters.

Andrew Syrios, a landlord who owns hundreds of properties in the region, said the assessed values of his nearly 200 Jackson County rental units — including single family homes, duplexes and fourplexes — increased by an average of 61%. A property in Waldo went from $140,000 to $649,000, Syrios said, and a South Kansas City property went from $51,000 to $192,000.

Syrios said he has filed appeals on many of his properties, but if the assessed values don’t come down, he plans to sell some of his buildings and raise the rent for tenants in his remaining buildings. Oren Gamble, a local landlord who owns three single family rental homes in Jackson County, said one of his home’s values went up by $60,000 this year.

He said he has never received an assessment so high or felt forced to raise the rent on his tenants, adding that he prides himself on offering an affordable rent for quality housing. “I actually provide what I feel is home above what most people do provide as a landlord,” he said. “I want the house to be something that I would also be comfortable living in.”

If his tax bill ends up being too high to break even, Syrios said he’s considering selling some of his properties. Any money he makes off of any sales will likely only cover this year’s property taxes, he said.

But this option could have unintended consequences for tenants and neighborhoods, he said, opening up the possibility for out-of-state investors to buy up more housing across the county.

Citywide tenant union KC Tenants raised similar concerns in 2019 when tax values spiked.

“If the assessments push more local owners out of the market, their properties will almost undoubtedly be purchased by out-of-state real estate speculators with no real stake in our community,” KC Tenants said in a statement at the time. “Those corporate owners can be some of the worst, most exploitative landlords and are often unaccountable to tenants, neighbors and the city.”

Data obtained and published by The Star in a 2021 investigation revealed that Kansas City’s East Side has become a hot zone for investors and speculators from across the Kansas City region, all 50 states and at least a dozen countries as far off as Australia and Ukraine.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The City of Independence just voted unanimously in favor to direct the City Manager to consult with the City Counselor to explore joining the class action lawsuit filed against Jackson County, relating to the most recent property tax assessments. <a href="https://twitter.com/KCTV5?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KCTV5</a> <a href="https://t.co/KEgJuhyD64">pic.twitter.com/KEgJuhyD64</a></p>— Greg Payne (@GregKCTV5) <a href="https://twitter.com/GregKCTV5/status/1681089257010614279?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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Originally Posted by Sassy Snatch (Post 17020069)

That sounds more like what I'd expect. :doh!:

:doh!: Not everything needs a racial connotation. They're already fighting a winning battle.

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 17020642)

now we got the proletariat on our side. LET'S ROCK!

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They don't care about you.

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 17020654)

LOL these ****ing assholes

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Yeesh. If that's an accurate glimpse into what's going on behind closed doors this shit is going to get violent pretty soon.

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Originally Posted by bdj23 (Post 17020659)

They don't care about you.

they care about themselves, which helps me

win-win

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 17020663)

they care about themselves, which helps me

win-win

So you are one of the 3%?

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not about me, please don't troll the thread

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 17020678)

not about me, please don't troll the thread

100% bullshit as usual. If you didn't have to pay more you would be laughing at those who do.