On February 9, 2012, the D.C. Council’s Committee on the Judiciary will hold a public hearing on, inter alia, the “Real Property Tax Assessment Evidence Clarification Act of 2011″ (B19-602). This legislation, if enacted, would have the effect of abrogating case law holding that evidence of assessed tax value is inadmissible in condemnation proceedings. To read a prior post discussing this legislation, click here. To read a public notice issued by the Judiciary Committee announcing the hearing and describing how to testify at the hearing, click here.

About the Author: Douglas C. Melcher is a licensed attorney and an active member of the District of Columbia Bar with more than a decade of experience practicing law in the District of Columbia. Mr. Melcher may be contacted by e-mail at dmelcher@DCLaw.net or by telephone at (202) 521-0603. To learn more about Mr. Melcher, click here.