I know what you mean about expensive. I lived in a condo in Coney Island, Brooklyn, however NYC billed us real estate taxes as if we were part of Brighton Beach Brooklyn (Just 2 blocks away). The 2 buildings has 720 units, we each chiped in $20 a month for 5 years fighting the tax status and tax map. When we won and were to receive a tax refund of about $700 per unit, the lawyer took most of that away claiming contractual winnings obligations. However from that point on our real estate taxes were billed at the cheaper Coney Island rate. So if we can find a Lawyer, they may be expensive, but if we win, in the long run it will pay off!
