Legal Opinion
Otelsberg v. Bloomfield Township
New Jersey Tax Court
Decided June 25, 1999PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAHN, J.TU.
This decision addresses the validity of an added assessment for 1997 imposed on taxpayer’s property for alleged improvements made by taxpayer, subsequent to October 1,1996.
Plaintiff,' Michael Otelsberg (“taxpayer”), purchased the subject property (one-family house and lot) on December 10, 1996. The improvement is a three bedroom, single family home located at 56 Hearthstone Road, also known as block 1086, lot 22, in the Township of Bloomfield (“municipality”). Taxpayer purchased the property for $135,000 contending that the house contained negative features, such as unpleasant…
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