June 30: Last day to file for property tax reductions

June 30: Last day to file for property tax reductions June 30, 2006 is the last day to file for an assessment ("avaluo") in order to reduce for 5 years the amount of property tax payable. This is specially useful for properties about to be sold or which 20-year tax exemption is about to expire. Applicants must provide with their written request: 1) Title certificate not older than 90 days, 2) Appraisal report by a company from a list of pre-approved appraisers. The list of requirements in Spanish from the Catastro office and approved appraisal companies can be downloaded from http://www.lombardicambra.com/forms/cat_avaluo.pdf
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