Karmel v. Assessor of White Plains

OPINION OF THE COURT

William J. Giacomo, J.

Petitioners bring this application seeking a refund from respondents of all property taxes paid since 2002 in connection with the alleged illegal increase in the property’s assessment in 2002 plus interest.

A hearing was held before the court on March 19, 2012 and the parties submitted memoranda of law thereafter. The court now renders the following decision:

Petitioners own real property in the City of White Plains. The premises is an approximately 4.5-acre parcel improved with a 49,722-cubic-foot structure. The structure contains eight bedrooms, seven…