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Taxes owed on two family house??

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robsas

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In the late 1960s my in-laws obtained approval from their town in NY to modify their single family home to a two family home. The work was immediately completed but the town records and tax amounts were never updated to indicate a two family dwelling. Since no one other than family occupied the residence during the past 40 years, can the town attempt to obtain back taxes?
 


abezon

Senior Member
They can attempt it, but the home owners can argue that the statute of limitation has run out or that the doctrine of laches ("If you sit on your rights, you lose them") prevents the city from sitting on its butt for 40 years & then trying to collect back taxes.

Contact an attorney ASAP.
 

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