Philly property assessments: Racial bias found, per new report
The report found that property assessments in Black and Hispanic neighborhoods were more likely to be inaccurate.
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The report found that property assessments in Black and Hispanic neighborhoods were more likely to be inaccurate.
Sandra Carter nearly fainted the day she saw the most recent property assessment for the triplex she and her siblings own in West Philadelphia.
Roughly nine months after the submission deadline, thousands of Philadelphia property owners are still waiting for the city to respond to their property assessment appeals.
The city received nearly 20,000 “First Level Reviews” following a three-year pause in assessments that led to widespread sticker shock
Property assessments dictate how much property owners must pay in property taxes. Bills are due on Friday.