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Houses of various heights made of parts of U.S. currency enmeshed in green stripes. (Illustration by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource)

Assessing the odds: This year’s unusual property tax appeal season, explained

by Rich Lord February 23, 2023February 23, 2023

Two houses, one high and one low, and some U.S. currency. (Illustration by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource)

Tables turn on Allegheny County assessments, as new math favors owners over tax collectors, schools

by Julia Zenkevich and Oliver Morrison February 23, 2023February 23, 2023

Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor demonstrates the Property Tax Estimate Worksheet that his office has made available to the public. (Photo by Rich Lord/PublicSource)

Should you appeal your property taxes? The Allegheny County controller floats an online worksheet

by Rich Lord September 16, 2022

photo illustration of houses in the background and then house of cards playing cards in different square grids

Updated: A lawsuit could lower thousands of tax bills and threaten Allegheny County’s ‘house of cards’ property assessment system

by Rich Lord September 1, 2022September 7, 2022

Maybe it is rocket science: Before Allegheny County stopped reassessing property, it was almost a pioneer

by Essay by Christopher Briem July 19, 2022

A woman walks down a street next to a red brick house with a sloped roof and steps leading to the front door. The surroundings are green with trees and bushes.

‘I’m going to lose no matter what.’ Allegheny County’s property tax system would be illegal in most states

by Rich Lord June 14, 2022June 21, 2022

Tanya Todd stands on the front porch of her North Homewood house in the spring rain. Two years ago that would've meant sewer backups and property tax bills. (Photo by Benjamin Brady/PublicSource)

How Homewood’s ‘Popeye’ took on Allegheny County’s property tax system

by Rich Lord May 31, 2022May 31, 2022

The now-empty Century III Mall in West Mifflin. (Photo by Benjamin Brady/PublicSource)

Taxation without appreciation: Frozen and declining assessments leave towns with few options

by Rich Lord May 31, 2022May 31, 2022

Two appraisals of the same Highland Park house, showing values $36,000 apart, share a wall at Harrison Kinnane Smith's exhibit at the Mattress Factory. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource)

‘What changed in that time?’ Two home appraisals, 3 days and $36,000 apart, spur a housing bias complaint

by Rich Lord May 23, 2022

The house owned by Maddie Gioffre and Shaquille Charles, center, is subject to tax bills that are roughly double those of the house on the left, and triple the property on the right. (Photo by Lindsay Dill/PublicSource)

Consent order could lower appealed Allegheny County property tax bills

by Rich Lord April 28, 2022May 19, 2022