An 84-year-old widow recently found out she's been paying too much property tax on her home for more than two decades because of an error by the original assessor. But the city has only offered to pay her back for one year of the overcharge.
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I think she should no longer have to pay for the next twenty years or the rest of her life. She has paid more than enough and since the city won't repay the overpayment, she should not have to pay for those years she was overcharged!
typical of our gov't.......you over pay, we keep it.......you under pay, we take your house
I think that they should either pay her every dime that she overpaid or else credit her the amount so she does not have to pay any taxes at all until that credit is used up. It is unfair that they mistakenly collected too much money from her and refuse to pay any of it back. Sounds similar to a doctor's story minus the mistake. They just overcharge period.
I look at it like this...
If she is up to it and feels like she can fight, then she will have to just that; fight it... They already said they made a mistake an that they would reimburse her for a years worth, that right there is an admittance of guilt... She now has an iron clad case and can sue them for all the money plus court cost and maybe lawyer cost to and I would do just that because the city will spend more money on this situation... In this case I doubt the city will pay their lawyers to fight something they already admitted fault on...
I for one think this is needed to let others know how much of a f'up it can be when you make a mistake... And to let everyone else know what happened so they to can check their info and join in as well... If it happened to one, then more than likely it happened to another...
If she had UNDERpaid, they'd be demanding back payment PLUS interest and penalties! They should not only pay back what she overpaid, they should pay her interest on the money they overcharged her.
All of it plus interest. And a written a public apology.
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