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Id.ntifioation 14557.
LBWIS KATZ, P.C.
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IN THB COURT or COKMON PLBAS or CUMBERLAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
IN REI BLESSING PROPERTIES, INC. and
APS. INC.
From the Cumberland County Board of
Assessment Appeals
Assessment for 1995
No.
Tax Parcell 29-20-1800-007
Attorney 1.0. 45576
county: Cumberland County
1 Courthouse Square
Carlisle, PA 17013
Municipality: Township of Middleton
5 Hill Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
School District: Carlisle School District
5 Hill Street
carlisle, PA 17013
Property of Blessing Properties, Inc.
ASSBSSMBNT APPEAL
TO THE HONORABLE, THE JUDGES OF THE SAID COURT:
The Petition of Blessing Properties, Inc. and APS, Inc. respect-
fully represents:
1. The Petitioners are Blessing properties, Inc. and APS, Inc.,
with property located at 810 N. Hanover Street, Dorough of Carlisle,
County of Cumberland, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
2. On or about the 30th day of August, 1994, Dlessing Properties,
Inc. and APS, Inc. filed an Appeal to the Cumberland County Board of
Assessments from the IIssossmont for the year 199!:i in the amount of 'I'hnle
Hundred 1'housand Dallal's ($JIlO, 000. 00) for 'I'III! Parcel No. 29-20-1000-
007.
3. On or about the 21st day of Apr i I 1995, the sai d 1I00H'd of
Assessment Appeals, after hoaring, fixed the final assossment at Throe
lIundred Twenty Thousand Dollars (~J20,000.00) for the above tax parcel
effective for the tax year 1995.
4. The Pet! t!oner's are aggri eved by the assessment as fina 11 y
fixed by the said 1I0ard for tax assessment purposes and appeal to your
1I0norablu Court for rellef therefrom. Petitioners assign the following
reasons for this appeal.
(a) The assesqment as finally fixed by the said Board is
excessive llnd represents a figure which Is substantially more than the
fair market value of the said property,
(b) The said assessment Is not uniform with olher assessments
fixed on similar real eetate in the County of Cumberland.
This appeal ie being filed to pursuant the Third Class county
Assessment Law, Act of 1931, June 26, P.L. 1379, as amended (72 1'.6.
55324, et seq.)
DIRIrORI, your Petitioners respectfully request that your
Honorable court fix a date tor hearing on the foregoing appeal.
LEWI S KATZ, 1'. C;.
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A~torney I.D. 145516
1~08 Walnut "treet, 19th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
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CIVIL ACl'ION . LAW
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ANU NOW, l'lHlleS the Cuunty 01 ('ullloerland and the ('ullloerlallll County Doal'll of
Assesslllent Appcals, oy SlcphenD. Tiley, b1luile, its Assislnnl Solidlor, und filc. the followinll
r{eply:
I, Adlllilll'd,
2. Adlllitted in pnrl. Denied In pnll, It is adnlittl'd Ihal Ihe owner ollhl' plllpl'lly,
U1essinlll'rnpellies,lnl'. filed un assesslllenlllppenl on III ahoul Au~usl .\0, 1l)l)4. It is denied
Ihal Ihe assesslllenl was '\t.lIKI,OOO. The assessnlenl nl thai lilliI' WIIS ltB,420. The IIpplicahle
nlllllllonlevcllalio 101 I\J')~ is 7~';;. The wlIIlII"nlclcllnlio la<'l"I. 1III'Idole, is 11,1)<11., 1111'
illllkated lIIalkel valne ollhalllssl'wlIL'nl WilS, Ihl'let"rl',!j,-' 12,2611
1, Alhnillellln pall, l>enll'.1 in pilll II Is 1I.hnilll'lllhullIl'on appellllo Ihe Illlanlol
Assesslllenl Appeals thllllloilld Iixl'd Ihl' nlillhl vahll' IIllhe pmpI'l1y al '\. \20,(KKI elfel'live 101lhe
lall year Il)l)~. Applyinl1lhe IIpplkuhll' nllllllHlIIlcvcllilllO 10 1IIiIllllillhl valli\' Ihe IIsse~Slllent is
'\.24,O(K)
4, Deniell. The IIvenllent~ ~el hnlh inlllllllgrllph four of I'elilioner'~ 1I~~e~smenlllppell\
lire cunclusiuns uf IlIw III whkh no re~poll~ive plemling i~ le11llirell, By WilY uf furlher reply
CUll1herlllnll Cuunty is nollllhirll ch,~~ l'OUllly 1II111 the IIppelll i~ hroughl pur~ullnllo Ihe Fourlh to
Eighth Clllss County Assessnlenl !.IIW, 72 1'.5. ~~4~J, \01, "/ ,II'I{.
WIIEREI"ORE, the Re~pot1llenIS, Cumher\1I1ll1 County IInll cumher\lInll Cuunty BOllrll
of Assessment Appelll~, pruy Your lIonoruhle Courl III lilliI'm Ihe n~~e~~ment fixell hy the Ilullrll.
inlhe UlI10unl of $24,(){)(),
Re~peclfully ~uhmitlell.
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Assistunl CUll1herl:lIlll Counly Solicitor
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Curlisle, I'A 17013
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Glen-David Schwarzschild, Esquire
Identification 145576
LEWIS KATZ, P.C.
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IN THI COURT or COHMON PLBAS or CUMBBRLAND COUNTY, PBNNSYLVANIA
CIVIL ACTION - LAW
IN RE: BLESSING PROPERTIES, INC. and
AI'S, INC.
From the Cumberland County Board of
Assessment Appeals
No. ?,) ,/ff!fj(rql(
Assessment for 1995
Tax Parcell 29-20-1800-007
Attorney 1.0. 45576
County: Cumberland County
1 Courthouse Square
Carlisle, PA 17013
Municipality: Township of North Middleton
211 N. Middleton Road
Carlisle, PA 17013
School District: Carlisle School District
5 Hill Street
Carlisle, PA 17013
Property of Blessing Properties, Inc.
PRAECIPB TO AMEND PETITION
TillS MATTER having been opened to the Court by Glen-David
Schwarzschild, of the law offices of Lewis Katz, P.C. attorneys for
Petitioner; and the Township of Middleton being improperly designated as
a party in this matter; and the parties herein having consented to the
naming of the Township of North Middleton. with offices located at 211
N. Middleton Road, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17103, as the proper party in
this matter, and for good cause shown:
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III.ESSING I'ROI'I':RTmS, INC. IInd
AI'S, INC.
"'rom thc Cumhcrlllnd Count)' \Iollrd
of Assessment Allllculs
Asscssmcnt fnr 1995
I IN TIn: COURT (W COMMON I'I.EAS
(W CUMIIERI.AND COUNTY,
I'ENNSYI.VANIA
Tux I'urccl No.1 29.211. I HIIII.1I1I7
County:
Cumhcrlund Cnunty
I Courthouse Squarc
Carllslc, I'A 17013
Municipality:
Township of North Mlddlcton I
5 1111I Strcct
Carlisle, PA 17013
NO. 95.2499 CIVil, TERM
School Dlstrlctl
Carllslc Arca School IlIstrlct
5 1111I Strcct
Carllslc, PA 17013
Property of lUesslng I'ropertlcs, Inc.
CIVIl. ACTION. LAW
STlPIJLATION AND .IOINT MOl'lON I-OR AGR":ED ORDER
AND NOW, this day of . 1995. it is hereby agreed and
stipulated between Petitioner, Blcssing Propcrtics. Inc, und AI'S. Inc., by its attorney, Glen-David
Sehwarzsehild, Esquire; and Respondcnts. Cumberland County Board of Assessment Appeals
und Cumberland County, by its attorney, Stephen D, Tilcy. Esquire; and Respondcnts, Township
of Norlh Middleton and Carlisle Area School District, by Ihcir uttorney, James D, Flower. Sr..
Esquire, is us follows:
I, Petitioner filcd u petition for usscssmcnluppcal from thc ussessment fixed by Ihe
Cumberlund County Bourd of Assessmcnt Appeuls by Asscssmcnt Appeut on Muy 9, 1995, 10
which un Order fixing u dule und pluce for u hcuring wus entered on Muy 24. 1995, The heuring
Stipulation and Joint Motion lor Agreed Order
Page 1 01 3
wus originally scheduled for August tll, t 995. Thc I{espollllcnt, County of Cumbcrlund filed u
Reply on May 17, 1995. On July 19, 1995 the Petitioner l1Ied u Prnccipe to Amcnd Pctition
properly setting forth the Respomlenl 'Ihwnship of North Middleton, us such. Thc parties
infonnally ugreed 10 continuc thc heuring und thc Court cntercd un Order on Juty 17, 1995
gcnerally continuing this cuse, Thc purties huve now settled this euse.
2. The upplicuhle ycur for which the uhove cuptioned assessment uppeul wus l1Ied is the
culender yellr 1995.
3. The propcrty which is the suhject of this uppeut is Cumherland County Assessmenl
Parcel No. 29-20-IIIOO-007und is known us 1110 North Hunover Street, Curlislc,PA 17013. TIle
property is situute in North Middleton Township, Cumberlund County, Pennsylvunia.
4. The parties stipulate Ihat the total market value of thc subjcct property as of the date
the original petition to thc Cumherland County Board of Asscssment Appeals was filed shall be
fixed at $280,000.00,
5. The common level ratio applicable to this uppeal for the 1995 tux year, as certified by
the State Thx Equalization Board on or before July I, 1994, is 7.5%. Applying the common level
ratio to the total market valuc of the subject property results in its luwfultotal assessment being
$21,000.00. The common level ratio varies by more than 15% from the Cumberland County
predetennined ratio, which is 25%, and therefore the common level ratio is applieable to this
appeal and the assessment shall he fixed at the suld $21,000.00.
6. The Cumberland County Assessor's Office shall allocate the total assessment between
land and improvements as provided by law and the procedures of the Cumberland County
Assessment Offiee,
7. The Cumberland County Assessment Offiee shall promptly notify the appropriate
laxing bodies of the change in assessment, effcctive retroactively to Junuary I, 1995, and instruet
the laxing hodies to make any appropriate refunds,
8. The new assessment shull he effective Junuary I. 1995 and shall remainunehunged
unless and until changed as otherwise provided by law,
9. Each pal1y to this appeal shall hear its own costs,
10. Thc Court is requested to enter thc proposed Order attuched hereto.
Stipulation and Joint Motion lor Agreed Order
Page 2 of 3
II. The undersigned Attorncys cach hercby IVlIrrunts to the other lInd to the panies and to
the Courlthat he has reviewcd this Settlement Stipulation with his client or clients and that he has
specifically been lIuthorized to enter huo this Settlemcnt Stlpullltion by his client or clients,
Respectfully Suhmitted,
Date:
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PETITIONER, ULESSING PROPERTIES, INC.
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Katz, Et)iil~ Levinc, KUrlweil & Weber
Olen-DllVid Schwllrzschild, Esquire
Attomey for Petitioner
Date:
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RESPONDENT, CUMBERLAND COUNTY
BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS
and COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND
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By: Stephen D, Tiley, Esquire
Attontey for Respondent
RESPONDENT, NORTH MIDDLETON
TOWNSHIP llnd CARLISLE AREA SCHOOL
DISTRICT
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By:\ , 1_ i
'10 er, Morgenthal, Flower & Lindsay
By: James D. Flower, Sr., Esquire
Atto lley lilr Respondent
Stipulation and Joint Motion for Agreed Ordar
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