Legal Opinion
Sims v. Berks County Board of Assessment Appeals
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 3, 2006PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Judge LEAVITT.
Joseph Sims appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County (trial court) dismissing his assessment appeal. The trial court held that the Berks County Board of Assessment Appeals (Board) was correct to apply the established predetermined ratio, instead of the common level ratio as desired by Sims, to calculate the assessment value of Sims’ property. We affirm.
Sims is the owner of property located at 804 Maplewood Drive, Douglassville, Berks County (Property). On October 8, 2004, the Board denied Sims’ appeal of the assessment of his Property at $282,600…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Walnut-Twelve Associates v. Board of Revision of TaxesCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- In re Appeal of Armco, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Vees v. Carbon County Board of Assessment AppealsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- City of Wilkes-Barre Industrial Development Authority v. Board of Tax Assessment AppealsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- In re Appeal of Park Terrace Apartments, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re Appeal of Penn-Delco School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
- In Re Appeal of SullivanCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Weissenberger v. Chester County Board of Assessment AppealsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
- Daugherty v. County of AlleghenyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2007