Property Tax Claims Based on Assessor Corruption RejectedThe New York State Supreme Court Appelet Division on October 24, 2006 dismissed assessor corruption for lack of standing, Systematic underassessment of properties belonging to bribe-paying owners resulted in the over-assessmen of all remaining properties.However the taxpayers failed to show that the corruption caused them special damage different in kind and degree from the communiy in general, In addition, the taxpayers did no have claims regarding a violaton of their rights to due process and equal protection. |