It would not surprise me to discover that the largest scam comes from local governments pressure on their property assessment contractors, for the express purpose of "keeping my tax rate flat" while jacking increasing amounts of property tax cash out of my pocket.
Nor would it surprise me that no state AG, or anyone else, will take the issue up in a court.
My local town supervisor sent out her political / town news thing last week, and bragged about the tax rate, while announcing the upcoming reassessment "to take advantage of the wonderful price appreciation of these past few years".
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