Lawmakers representing Fulton County at the Georgia State Capitol are figuring out how to ease the burden of property taxes. But changes to homeowners’ bills may depend on whether they live in Atlanta or north Fulton.
The legislative efforts follow outrage from Fulton County homeowners about their assessments last year. The county hadn’t kept up with rising property values. So, all at once, some homeowners saw their bills jump.
The pushback led the county to nix the values altogether and revert back to the 2016 assessments. The county is still defending that decision in court.
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