Authored by Rep. Jared Brossett and recently signed into law by the Governor, Act 58 requires the Orleans Parish Assessor to provide property owners a form for permanent registration of the Homestead Exemption. Previously, homeowners would have to renew their Homestead Exemptions annually via a return-mail form from the Assessor. It is estimated moving…
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The City of New Orleans has a new Assessor and some new rules for filing your Homestead Exemption application. You won’t want to miss the deadline of August 1st because that can cost you an additional $1000.00 this year. So, if you bought your home this year and it is your primary residence go to…
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Perhaps this happens elsewhere but I am not aware of it but when you buy a home in Orleans Parrish your entire annual property tax is due in January. So if you buy a home you can not take the annual amount and divide by 12 and then pay a 1/12 each month. If you…
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For 152 years, Orleans Parish operated under multiple Assessors. On January 1, 2011, Orleans Parish joined the rest of Louisiana in having only one Assessor. The Assessor today increasingly uses publicly-accessible online data systems to value property and maintain property records so that tax equity is achieved through a uniform, transparent and automated system. Every…
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“New Orleans’ City Council has adopted a $480 million general fund budget for 2011, after approving most, but not all, of a property tax increase proposed by Mayor Mitch Landrieu. Landrieu, after trimming an estimated $80 million deficit he inherited when he took office in May, wanted to increase property tax rates by an estimated…
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In New Orleans each Parish (County) has a different millage (tax) rate. Taxes are based on the sale price you pay. There are exceptions and the the house must be owner occupied to qualify for the Homestead exemption. Owners in Orleans Parish pay the entire year at the beginning of the year and if you are…
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