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Facts

The case involved a tax certiorari proceeding where the petitioner sought a reduction in property assessments for certain properties rented under a long-term net lease. The petitioner argued that the economic conditions warranted a lower assessment due to the deterioration of Jamaica Avenue. However, the method used by the petitioner's experts to determine fair rental value was questioned, as they evaluated the properties based on a subdivision for small retail stores rather than their actual use as a department store.

Instead of taking the subject premises and evaluating it as a department store which it unquestionably was for the period in question, petitioner's experts evolved a novel method.

Issue

Whether the assessment reduction for the properties rented by the petitioner was justified based on the economic conditions and whether the method used to determine fair rental value was appropriate.

Cross appeal by petitioner dismissed, without costs or disbursements.

Rule

The court must evaluate the fair rental value of properties based on their actual use during the period in question, and any novel methods of valuation that deviate from this standard are not permissible in assessment reduction proceedings.

There was sufficient evidence in the record of the economic deterioration of Jamaica Avenue to warrant Special Term's reduction of the assessment on certain properties rented by petitioner under a long-term net lease.

Analysis

The court found that there was sufficient evidence of economic deterioration in Jamaica Avenue to support the assessment reduction. However, it criticized the petitioner's approach to determining fair rental value, stating that the properties should have been evaluated as department stores rather than subdivided for small retail use. This improper method of valuation led to the dismissal of the petitioner's cross-appeal.

However, it should be noted that petitioner's method of arriving at fair rental value was improper.

Conclusion

The court affirmed the judgment reducing the assessment but dismissed the petitioner's cross-appeal due to improper perfection. The ruling emphasized the need for proper valuation methods in tax assessment proceedings.

Should the subdivision ever occur then an application for further reduction would be appropriate.

Who won?

The city prevailed in the appeal, as the court affirmed the judgment reducing the assessment based on sufficient evidence of economic deterioration, despite the petitioner's improper valuation method.

This is not permissible in a proceeding to reduce an assessment for a prior period.

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