1. After seismic experts challenged that assessment, the CIA said that it was wrong and that the tremor was an undersea earthquake. 2. But after seismic experts challenged that assessment, the CIA retracted that finding and said the tremor was actually a nearby undersea earthquake. 3. But human rights groups and some repatriated Cubans have challenged that assessment, saying harassment and other forms of retribution are widespread. 4. But she said, community notification must await the offenders, who as the result of a July state Supreme Court ruling have the right to challenge the assessments. 5. It has dropped as large businesses and homeowners have successfully challenged their assessments. 6. Most lawyers who specialize in challenging tax assessments work primarily for owners of commercial and industrial property, where the issues are complex and the financial stakes great. 7. Not all the Newport resorts are currently challenging assessments, however. 8. Paul Henry of Tax Reduction Services, a company that helps people challenge their assessments, is working with the Civil Liberties Union. 9. Property owners can challenge their assessments each year before the Tax Commission, an independent board. 10. That assessment is being challenged in court by homeowners and tax groups. |