I've gotten a similar letter lately. They're looking to increase their tax base to offset lack of money elsewhere. My town for example has open store fronts that seemingly increase by the day. They want to make it up somewhere. No where better than the homeowner who has no choice.

I wasn't even home when the assessor came, and they refused to send him back out. I have made no upgrades since last assessment, but because I "refused to let them in," my property value went up by 30%.

On top of that, I got a notice from my home insurance company. Once my bank got wind, they wanted a higher amount of "protection".

Apparently the mortgage company (at least in NJ) can adjust home insurance coverage without even notifying the homeowner. When my bill went up by $700/yr, I was like "WTF?"

I've gotten a similar letter lately. They're looking to increase their tax base to offset lack of money elsewhere. My town for example has open store fronts that seemingly increase by the day. They want to make it up somewhere. No where better than the homeowner who has no choice.

On top of that, I got a notice from my home insurance company. Once my bank got wind, they wanted a higher amount of "protection".

Apparently the mortgage company (at least in NJ) can adjust home insurance coverage without even notifying the homeowner. When my bill went up by $700/yr, I was like "WTF?"