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Home My WebLink About04-5079DEMETROIS TOULOUMES and CONNIE A. TOULOUMES Petitioners CUMBERLAND COUNTY ASSESMENT OFFICE Respondent : 1N THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS : OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, : PENNSYLVANIA : NO. 04- zS'O 7q' CIVIL TERM TAX ASSESSMENT APPEAL PETITION FOR REVIEW AND NOW this 8th day of October, 2004, comes Petitioners Demetrios Touloumes and Connie A, Touloumes, and Petitions that this Honorable Court pursuant to the Fiscal Code to review the determination of the County Assessment Office as to the appropriate value of certain real estate for taxing purposes based on the following: A. Petition for Review (In the Nature of an Appeal) Tax Parcel Number 40-13-0126-002 1. This court has .jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to the Fiscal Code 72 P.S. Section 5020-518.1. 2. Petitioners are an adult citizens currently residing at 260 Oak Grove New Oxford, PA 17350. 3. At all times relevant to this petition, Petitioners are owners of real estate located in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, PA. 4. The property in question is designated as Parcel Number 40-13-0126-002 by the Cumberland County Assessment Office, is mountain ground with a small structure 5. In 2004 the assessment office increased the value of the parcel in question Parcel Number 40-13-0126-002 from $21,830.00 to $36,540.00. 6. Petitioners appealed this reassessment to the County Board of Assessment Appeals arguing the new value was not the value of the land, that the values of properties in their neighborhood with the same zoning had a much lower value and that the assessment violated the Pennsylvania Constitution relating to equal taxation among property owners. 7. On September 8, 2004, following a hearing, the Board of Assessment Appeals decreased the assessment on Parcel Number 40-13-0126-002 from $36,540.00 to $31,650.00. 8. Petitioners appeals this determination as the value assessed is inappropriate and unconstitutional. WHEREFORE Petitioners pray this Honorable Court set a hearing date to hear evidence why the assessed value imposed by the County Assessment Office is incorrect. B. Petition for Review (In the Nature of m~ Apl~eal) Tax Parcel Number 40-I 3-0126-029 9. Paragraphs 1-8 are incorporated by reference as though they were fully set forth herein. 10. At all times relevant to this petition, Petitioners are owners of real estate located in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, PA. 11. The property in question is designated as Parcel Number 40-13-0126-029 by the Cumberland County Assessment Office, is vacant mountain ground. 12. In 2004 the assessment office increased the value of the parcel in question Parcel Number 40-13-0126-029 from $2,660.00 to $27,500.00. 13. Petitioners appealed this reassessment to the County Board of Assessment Appeals arguing the new value was not the value of the land, that the values of properties in their neighborhood with the same zoning had a much lower value and that the assessment violated the Pennsylvania Constitution relating to equal taxation among property owners. 14. On September 8, 2004, following a hearing, the Board of Assessment Appeals decreased the assessment on Parcel Number 40-13-0126-029 from $27,500.00 to $22,030.00. 15. Petitioners appeal this determination as the value assessed is inappropriate and unconstitutional. WHEREFORE Petitioners pray this Honorable Court set a hearing date to hear evidence why the assessed value imposed by the County Assessment Office is incorrect. Respectfully submitted Demetrios S. Touloumes, Pro se VERIFICATION I, Demetrios S. Touloumes, hereby verify that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, 1 understand that statements made herein are subject to the penalties of Title 18 Pa. S.C. Section 4904 relating to unsworn statements to authorities. October 8, 2004 Demetrios ~. Touloumes DEMETROIS TOULOUMES and CONNIE A, TOULOUMES Petitioners CUMBERLAND COUNTY ASSESMENT OFFICE Respondent IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 04- CIVIL TERM TAX ASSESSMENT APPEAL VER1FICATIONOF SERVICE l, Demetrios S. Touloumes, hereby verify that the 1 Hand delivered a true and correct copy of the Petition in this matter to the following office: CUMBERLAND COUNTY ASSESSMENT OFFICE First Floor Old Courthouse One Courthouse Square Carlisle, PA 17013 I understand that statements made herein are subject to the penalties of Title l 8 Pa. S.C. Section 4904 relating to unsworn statements to authorities. October 8, 2004 Demetrios S. Touloumes Cumberland County Board of AssessmentAppeals Old Cou~house One Cou~house Square CaHisle, PA 17013 (717) 240-6350 (717) 240-6354 (fax) Board of Assessment Appeals Lloyd W. Bucher R. Fred Hefelfinger Sarah Hughes BONNIE M. MAHONEY Chief Assessor STEPHEN D. TILEY Assistant Solicitor DECISION ORDER MAILING DATE: September 8, 2004 PARCEL NUMBER: 40-13-0126-029. TOULOUMES, DEMETRIOS S & CONNIE A TOULOUMES 260 OAK GROVE NEW OXFORD PA 17350 Dear Property Owner: This letter is to officially notify you of the decision of the Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals regarding the above-referenced parcel. DATE OF APPEAL HEARING: 08/25/2004 DATE DECISION RENDERED: 09108/2004 EFFECTIVE FOR TAX YEAR: 2005 DECISION RENDERED: [ ] Withdrawn By Applicant [ ] Abandoned For Failure To Appear [ ] Denied - No Change [ ] Approved Review Appraiser's Changes IX] Revised Assessment Based on Hearing [ ] Other: TOTAL VALUE FAIR MARKET CLEAN AND GREEN CLEAN AND GREEN STATUS Old Assessed Value: New Assessed Va)ue: 27,500 NOT 22,030 APPLICABLE Any person aggrieved by the order of the Board of Assessment may appeal to the Court of Common Pleas by filing a petition in the Prothonotary's office on or before October 8, 2004. Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals Old Courthouse One Courthouse Square Carlisle, PA 17013 (717) 240-6350 (717) 240-6354 (fax) Board of Assessment Appeals Lloyd W. Bucher R. Fred Hefelfinger Sarah Hughes BONNIE M. MAHONEY Chief Assessor STEPHEN (3. TILEY Assistant Solicitor DECISION ORDER MAILING DATE: September 8, 2004 PARCEL NUMBER: 40-13-0126-002. TOULOUMES, DEMETRIOS S & CONNIE A TOULOUMES 260 OAK GROVE NEW OXFORD PA 17350 Dear Property Owner: This letter is to officially notify you of the decision of the Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals regarding the above-referenced parcel. DATE OF APPEAL HEARING: 08/25/2004 DATE DECISION RENDERED: 09/0812004 EFFECTIVE FOR TAX YEAR: 2005 DECISION RENDERED: [ ] Withdrawn By Applicant [ ] Abandoned For Failure To Appear [ ] Denied - No Change [ ] Approved Review Appraiser's Changes IX] Revised Assessment Based on Hearing [ ] Other: TOTAL VALUE Old Assessed Value: New Assessed Value: FAIR MARKET CLEAN AND GREEN 36,540 NOT 31,650 APPLICABLE CLEAN AND GREEN STATUS Any person aggrieved by the order of the Board of Assessment may appeal to the Court of Common Pleas by filing a petition in the Prothonotary's office on or before October 8, 2004. DEMETROIS TOULOUMES and CONNIE A. TOULOUMES Petitioners CUMBERLAND COUNTY ASSESMENT OFFICE Respondent : IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS : OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, : PENNSYLVANIA :NO. 04- 5-~'~0 CIVILTERM TAX ASSESSMENT APPEAL ORDER FOR HEARING A Petition for Review in the Nature of an Appeal having been filed in this matter, Orders that a hearing be held on _~ t'~/ .2)LC . ]'7 _ 2004at / '* OO .m. in Courtroom Number ~_.~, Fourth Floor, Cumberland County Courthouse, High and Hanover Streets, Carlisle, PA 17013 to take testimony and evidence relating to this case. BY THE COURT Judge DEMETROIS TOULOUMES And CONNIE A. TOULOUMES Vo CUMBERLAND COUNTY ASSESSMENT OFFICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA NO. 2004 - 5079 CiWIL TERM ORDER OF COURT AND NOW, this 20TM day of DECEMBER, 2004, after hearing on Petitioners' "Petition for Review" we enter the following order: 1.) The assessed value of parcel # 40-13-0126-002 is reduced to $29,000, land and buildings inclusive. 2.) The assessed value of parcel # 40-13-0126-029 is reduced to $22,000. ~emetrois S. Touloumes Connie A. Touloumes 260 Oak Grove Road New Oxford, Pa. 17350 /l~chard P. Mislitsky, Esquire One West High Street Carlisle, Pa. 17013 ~lS~ilip H. Spare, Esquire 221 W. Philadelphia Street York, Pa. 17404 ~tephen D. Tiiey, Esquire 5 South Hanover Street Carlisle, Pa. 17013 Edward E. Guido, J.