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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Brenda:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">While I do not recall any standard, I would think that any actual cost incurred could be deducted. I don’t think that a Landlord has the right to keep any portion
just because it got the refund, unless the Landlord or an employee personally filed and argued the appeal. In that case, FMV of the services.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org [mailto:landten-bounces@lists.flabarrpptl.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Brenda Ezell<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 17, 2015 3:47 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> RPPTL Landlord Tenant Committee<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [RPPTL LandTen] Property Tax Refund Question<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello everyone: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have a commercial landlord client who recently won an ad valorem tax assessment appeal and got back a sizeable amount of money. Is there any standard regarding the proper amount that the landlord can retain to cover the cost of appeal
and how much needs to be distributed back to the tenants? My initial thought would be no, but I thought I’d ask the audience.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Brenda<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";font-variant:small-caps">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";font-variant:small-caps">Brenda B. Ezell, B.C.S.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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