Property

Property tax may temporarily double in Lakeland as city plays catch-up

26 May 2012

If Lakeland assesses its first property tax this summer and makes it retroactive to January, residents could temporarily pay double the proposed 85-cent rate to catch up.

Property Room signs on with Millburn Police Department

25 May 2012

Property Room, the auction site known for making police auctions available to a nationwide audience, has signed on with the Town of Millburn Police Department. The site conducts online auctions from the law enforcement agency’s forfeited, seized, found or surplus...

Analysis: Property taxes give NY Westchester edge over peers

25 May 2012

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Westchester County has the lowest median household income of the four wealthy New York counties near New York City, but it alone has bragging rights to something that would be the envy of any municipality in these times of fiscal trouble: a top AAA credit rating. One secret lies in Westchester's higher and steadier stream of property taxes, analysts say. Rockland County ...