Reader says What would be fair is if the Village enacted an ordinance requiring “CO” inspections at the time of a property sale
The tax ‘rate’ goes up so its simply divided among the taxpayers. What would be fair is if the Village enacted an ordinance requiring “CO” inspections at the time of a sale. That way, homeowners who ‘sneak in’ improvements such as extra baths, fixed up basements etc will be properly assessed.
It should also have a penalty for these tax cheats.Another meaningful enforcement would be to have an investigator from the Police dept assigned to the board of ed to weed out the non-resident students.
I have heard that many rented apartments are ‘shared addresses’ so out-of-towners can mooch a Ridgewood education for their children. They should be hit up with a fine, that is double the ‘tuition’ bill.
Our taxes are high enough and we need to stop these cheats.
amen. Hopefully the Mayor and Council are reading this blog
You mean the NY plates that drop off near the HS?
We all know that there are liars and cheats sending their children to the Ridgewood schools. Its time to kick them out, and sue them for tuition, while asking for triple damages. The town needs the money, and it will serve to discourage others from stealing from the Ridgewood taxpayers.