Calcagni v. Board of Assessment Appeals

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

Margaret Calcagni has appealed from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County dismissing her appeal from the assessment of her home property for local tax purposes.

In September 1977 Ms. Calcagni’s newly erected home at 218 East Fairview Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania was assessed for $11,130.00 based on a market value of $22,250.00. Ms. Calcagni appealed the assessment to the Board of Assessment Appeals without success. She appealed to the court below, asserting that the county’s assessments were improperly made and that they lacked uniformity.1 The court…