Property Tax Assessor Records Corp

Homeowners usually pay close attention to annual property tax bills and often struggle to decipher the details and fine print. Adding to the confusion, some receive solicitations in the mail from companies charging a fee for property tax services that homeowners can perform themselves for free. The Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor is cautioning homeowners to be wary of companies offering to file applications on the owners' behalf for a property tax or other exemption.

Homeowners usually pay close attention to annual property tax bills and often struggle to decipher the details and fine print. Adding to the confusion, some receive solicitations in the mail from companies charging a fee for property tax services that homeowners can perform themselves for free. The Los Angeles County Office of the Assessor is cautioning homeowners to be wary of companies offering to file applications on the owners' behalf for a property tax or other exemption.

County prosecutors are reviewing complaints about a Chicago company that is charging residents to file property tax documents that could be filed with the government for free. County Assessor Greg Smith says his office is receiving about 200 calls a day from residents complaining about solicitations from Property Tax Assessor Records Corp., which offers to file tax exemption forms for $25.