Common Area Taxes

Our clients benefit from our Community Association and Condominium Common Area Tax team’s extensive depth and experience in representing community associations in efforts to receive the appropriate real property tax characterization for property owned or controlled by our clients. Our team has saved our community association clients hundreds of thousands of dollars through property tax appeals over the years.

Carpenter Hazlewood provides:

Assessing the appropriateness of real property taxes assessed to common area parcels
Researching and determining common areas platted but not yet conveyed to the association
Working with developers to assist with conveyance of common area parcels
Filing actions to quiet title to obtain ownership of common area parcels when necessary
Appealing property tax valuations with the appropriate County Assessor’s office
Attending hearings at the State Board of Equalization
Appealing property tax cases to the Tax Court
Obtaining tax abatements with the County Treasurer

Clients We Serve:

Planned Communities
Homeowners Associations
Townhouses
Condominiums
Co-Operatives