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Assembly Republican Whip Scott Rumana, R-Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic, responded today to Democrat Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald’s statement this weekend in the Star-Ledger that Republicans weren’t interested in participating in a bipartisan panel on property taxes

Assembly Republican Budget Officer Declan O’Scanlon, R-Monmouth, issued the following statement following Sunday’s news report Assembly Republicans have no interest in participating in a bipartisan panel on property tax reform

WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 10, 2014 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Mark A. Smith has extended the grace period for paying first quarter property tax payments to Tuesday, February 18. The original end of the grace period had been Monday, February 10. Mayor Smith extended the deadline, because winter weather conditions made it difficult for some property owners to make payments. Payments made by Tuesday, February 18, will avoid a late fee.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 25, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assemblyman Ron Dancer has introduced cutting-edge property tax reduction legislation that will boost local economies while providing much needed tax relief to residents.

TRENTON - July 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Division of Taxation has mailed out Senior Freeze checks worth $195 million to 163,000 senior and disabled homeowners around the state, State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff announced.

June 27, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Thanks to the efforts of local officials all around New Jersey, and the State officials who recognize and appreciate their service, we are one giant leap closer to the restoration of vital municipal property tax funding

Edison, N.J. - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) Governmental Research Foundation (GRF) today released a group of three reports on methods of controlling property taxes in New Jersey. The first two studies show the benefits associated with consolidating either services such as police, fire, municipalities or school districts. The third report details how property taxes can be controlled and ultimately lowered by the new 2.0 percent property tax cap that took effect at the beginning of this year. The reports listed below were conducted for NJAR®GRF by the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research:

Edison, N.J. - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The New Jersey Association of REALTORS® (NJAR®) Governmental Research Foundation (GRF) today released a group of three reports on methods of controlling property taxes in New Jersey. The first two studies show the benefits associated with consolidating either services such as police, fire, municipalities or school districts. The third report details how property taxes can be controlled and ultimately lowered by the new 2.0 percent property tax cap that took effect at the beginning of this year. The reports listed below were conducted for NJAR®GRF by the Ball State University Center for Business and Economic Research:

Trenton, NJ - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Courier-Post: “Christie projected local governments will save $337 million in pension and health care costs in 2012 as a result of bipartisan reforms he championed.” (Carol Comegno, “Christie Visits Mount Laurel, Talks Property Tax Reform,” Courier-Post, 10/14/11)

Trenton, NJ - October 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Governor Chris Christie today visited the home of Gary and Linda Cogan, 26-year residents of Mount Laurel, for his second consecutive day of conversations with property taxpayers to discuss the critical property tax relief his historic, bipartisan pension reforms are providing in their first year of implementation. In total, Mount Laurel will save $557,557 in its 2012 budgets alone, including township savings of $509,221 and school district savings of $48,336 from the reforms signed into law on June 28, 2011. Statewide, Governor Christie’s reforms will save New Jersey’s property taxpayers and local governments $267 million in 2012, making good on the Governor’s promise to drive down the skyrocketing cost of local government and to provide real, long term property tax relief.

Trenton, NJ - July 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Highlighting the direct relief provided to New Jersey seniors in his Fiscal Year 2012 Budget, Governor Chris Christie today met with senior Sultana Kizides at her home in Perth Amboy to have a conversation about how his budget maintains fiscal discipline while prioritizing and funding core priorities to assist New Jersey seniors

May 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In response to the recent Tax Foundation study, again demonstrating the regressive burden shouldered by New Jersey property taxpayers, League of Municipalities’ President, Mayor Chuck Chiarello of Buena Vista Township, issued the following statement:

December 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce, R-Morris and Passaic, released the statement below regarding today's announcement by Governor Christie of a bipartisan agreement on arbitration reform which is a vital element of the governor's property tax reform Tool Kit package:

November 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With only 39 days left until the state’s new hard property tax cap takes effect and with no meaningful property tax reform legislation again on today’s General Assembly Board list, Assembly Republicans said Assembly Democrats are inaccurately portraying to the public their legislative efforts in advancing Governor Christie’s property tax reform Tool Kit

November 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- After meeting with mayors and other local officials at the New Jersey State League of Municipalities' annual convention, Assemblyman Domenick DiCicco said the need for property tax reform has never been more urgent.

November 15, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assembly Democrats have cancelled four committee meetings on Monday, while the other six will consider 19 bills, none of which deals with the property tax reform measures contained in Governor Christie’s Tool Kit. Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce, R-Morris and Passaic, said today it can’t be any clearer that the majority party does not believe that the issue of property taxes is the number one priority of New Jersey taxpayers.

November 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Noting that Assembly committees are considering nearly 40 pieces of legislation today, none of which deals with Governor Christie’s property tax reform Tool Kit that will provide sustained relief to taxpayers, Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce and Conference Leader Jon Bramnick said it is disgraceful that Democrat leaders continue to waste valuable time by failing to consider the key parts of the Tool Kit package.

November 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assemblymen John Amodeo and Vince Polistina, both R-Atlantic, said today that taxpayers should be outraged that none of the proposals to fix New Jersey’s broken property tax system are scheduled to be heard by an Assembly committee on Monday

November 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Assembly Republican members Alison Littell McHose and Gary Chiusano, both R-Sussex, Morris, and Hunterdon, issued the following statements regarding Monday’s Committee hearings in which Democrat leaders again failed to post property tax reform Tool Kit legislation:

November 5, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- With four Assembly committees cancelling their meetings on Monday and no property tax reform Tool Kit legislation under consideration by the remaining panels, Assembly Republican Domenick DiCicco, R-Gloucester and Camden, today said Democrats continue to ignore their responsibility to provide relief to homeowners who pay the highest property taxes in the country.