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Real Property Tax Assessment and Condemnation
Protecting Property Value Through Legal Foresight and Strategic Advocacy
Real estate ownership brings opportunity, but also exposure to complex taxation and government regulation.
At SJKP LLP, our Real Property Tax Assessment and Condemnation practice helps property owners, developers, and investors protect what matters most: the true value of their real estate.
From challenging unfair property tax assessments to defending against eminent domain takings, our attorneys combine legal precision with deep market insight.
We represent clients across commercial, industrial, and residential sectors, ensuring that government action, regulation, or valuation never diminishes rightful ownership or return on investment.
We see property taxation and condemnation not as administrative procedures, but as critical moments that define financial outcomes for years to come.
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1. Real Property Tax Assessment and Condemnation: Valuation Disputes and Appeals
Challenging Assessments That Overstate Property Value
Property tax assessments often fail to reflect market realities, placing an unfair burden on owners and investors.
Our Real Property Tax Assessment and Condemnation attorneys assist clients in identifying overvaluation, compiling evidence, and filing appeals that can significantly reduce tax liability.
We work with appraisers, economists, and municipal assessors to evaluate every aspect of a property’s assessment: income potential, depreciation, comparable sales, and market trends.
From office towers and manufacturing plants to multifamily developments and retail centers, we ensure that valuation reflects fair and accurate data, not inflated estimates.
Our Tax Appeal Process Includes:
- - Reviewing property assessments and market comparables
- Preparing valuation reports with expert appraisers
- Negotiating with local tax authorities for reassessment
- Litigating before boards of review and state tax courts
- Securing long-term assessment reductions for consistent savings
Through strategic negotiation and evidence-based advocacy, we turn assessment appeals into measurable financial results.
2. Real Property Tax Assessment and Condemnation: Exemptions, Incentives, and Abatements
Leveraging Statutory Programs to Minimize Tax Burden
Beyond challenging assessments, effective real estate tax management involves using the law proactively.
Our attorneys guide clients through incentive programs, abatements, and exemptions available for new developments, renovations, or public-purpose projects.
We advise developers and institutional owners on how to qualify for programs that reduce operating costs and encourage urban revitalization—while ensuring full regulatory compliance.
By anticipating tax obligations early in the acquisition or construction process, we help clients capture long-term value from available government incentives.
Our Counsel Covers:
- - PILOT (Payment In Lieu of Taxes) and local abatement programs
- Historic preservation and renewable energy exemptions
- Tax increment financing (TIF) and redevelopment incentives
- Affordable housing and community development credits
For every client, we design tax strategies that don’t just respond to assessments—they redefine the economics of ownership.
3. Real Property Tax Assessment and Condemnation: Eminent Domain and Takings Defense
Protecting Private Ownership from Government Overreach
Condemnation, or “eminent domain,” allows the government to acquire private property for public use, but too often, compensation offered is far below fair market value.
Our Real Property Tax Assessment and Condemnation lawyers fight to ensure that property owners receive full, just compensation under the law.
We represent commercial and residential owners, developers, and investors in disputes involving road expansions, utility projects, and public redevelopment.
Our attorneys analyze valuation reports, challenge appraisals, and present expert testimony demonstrating the true worth of the property, including lost business value and relocation costs.
Eminent Domain Representation Includes:
- - Pre-condemnation strategy and negotiation
- Challenging public use and necessity claims
- Valuation and appraisal litigation
- Relocation and business interruption claims
- Coordination with financial and real estate valuation experts
Every case we handle is grounded in one principle: the government may have the right to take, but never to undervalue.
4. Real Property Tax Assessment and Condemnation: Redevelopment, Zoning, and Compliance
Aligning Property Rights with Regulatory Frameworks
Large-scale projects often face overlapping tax, zoning, and condemnation issues.
Our Real Property Tax Assessment and Condemnation attorneys work hand-in-hand with our land use, corporate, and environmental law teams to address these challenges in an integrated manner.
We counsel developers through municipal negotiations, ensuring that tax assessments, rezoning petitions, and redevelopment plans align with long-term financial models.
For institutional investors and real estate funds, we provide ongoing compliance oversight, so that projects remain profitable even amid evolving regulations.
Our Regulatory and Zoning Support Includes:
Coordinating property valuations for redevelopment areas
- Advising on rezoning and land use entitlement procedures
- Ensuring environmental and code compliance
- Negotiating PILOT agreements and infrastructure contributions
- Managing disputes over regulatory takings
- With deep familiarity across jurisdictions, we ensure that every property transaction operates on stable, compliant legal ground.
5. Real Property Tax Assessment and Condemnation: Litigation and Administrative Proceedings
From Negotiation to Trial—Defending Value at Every Stage
When informal resolution fails, our team is prepared to litigate aggressively before administrative agencies, state tax commissions, and appellate courts.
We build cases on solid evidentiary foundations, comprehensive market analyses, financial documentation, and expert testimony, to demonstrate precisely how government valuations deviate from reality.
Our attorneys also handle related disputes involving tax liens, special assessments, and condemnations tied to redevelopment or infrastructure projects.
We manage these cases with both legal rigor and practical awareness of how prolonged proceedings can affect cash flow and investment outcomes.
Litigation Experience Includes:
- - Appeals before state and municipal tax boards
- Judicial review of assessment and condemnation decisions
- Negotiated settlements to preserve liquidity and property rights
- Multi-property litigation for portfolio owners and REITs
Through precision, preparation, and persistence, we turn legal defense into financial strategy.
6. Why Choose SJKP LLP for Real Property Tax Assessment and Condemnation
Legal Insight. Financial Strategy. Lasting Protection.
At SJKP LLP, we don’t just resolve disputes, we safeguard value.
Our Real Property Tax Assessment and Condemnation practice stands at the intersection of property law, finance, and public policy.
We combine decades of experience in valuation, land use, and litigation to deliver outcomes that preserve profitability and ownership integrity.
Whether guiding a developer through a multimillion-dollar assessment appeal or defending a family home from condemnation, we approach each matter with equal focus and commitment.
Our lawyers work alongside tax advisors, economists, and municipal consultants to create solutions that are both legally sound and financially strategic.
In a system where assessments and takings often feel one-sided, we bring balance, and justice, to the process.
What Sets Our Practice Apart:
- - Proven success in reducing assessments and securing compensation
- Integrated approach spanning tax, real estate, and litigation law
- Nationwide experience in administrative and judicial proceedings
- Strategic guidance tailored to each property’s unique profile
At SJKP LLP, property law is not just about ownership, it’s about preserving the legacy and economic strength that property represents.
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