I live in a co-op building in New York City. All the units are occupied by owners. The tax on this non-commercial co-op building was very little until the owner of an apartment decided to rent it. Since then the property tax for this co-op building has sky-rocketed. (The tenant complained about heating by calling 911. I think that is how they found out it was a commercial building.) There is just one apartment that is being rented out. All other apartments are occupied by the owners. The co-op management is trying to evict the tenant from this specific apartment. Most apartments in this building also have senior citizens living in them and I believe NYC government provides discount to senior citizens for tax purposes. Families living in this building can?t afford this high rate of property tax. I would like to mention that the co-op management failed to file property taxes during the previous two years with NYC Department of Finance.
What is it we can do to get the property tax back to what it was previously. I think the first step would be to make the owner of that one apartment evict the tenant. The next step would be to file for a review of property tax? We will have to hire an attorney for that? What kind of attorney is best suited for this kind of case?
I lack knowledge about this issue. I am in urgent need of advice to get this building back to its previous property tax.
Thanks for your advice in advance.