Wholesitc veiw is needded when evalauting Detroit rental property (Acquisition,Class of Renter, Area (as it relates to city plan hergo enforcement efforts, repairs (lead abatement, asbestos,saftey))Yes property taxes are increasing significantly as values in some Detroit areas are seeing double digit % increase year over year and you likely are experiencing that similar to @Greg Scotts comments.From my years of experience with Detroit and fighting property tax violations (1-8) the city board of review is a joke, Michigan tax tribunal is a racket, best bet is a real estate attorney that specializes in fighting DETROIT property taxes.

. | The Texas Tribune"Section 8 vouchers are supposed to help the poor reach better neighborhoods. ...

He has trained countless people all over the Country to become financially successful, speaking to audiences of as many as 16,000 at mega-events, sharing the stage with names like Rudy Guliani, Steve Forbes, and Colin Powell.His best-selling book, “Flipping Properties”, was named one of the ten best real estate books of the year by the Chicago Tribune.

According to Article 5 of the Third Geneva Convention:"Should any doubt arise as to whether persons, having committed a belligerent act and having fallen into the hands of the enemy, belong to any of the categories enumerated in Article 4, such persons shall enjoy the protection of the present Convention until such time as their status has been determined by a competent tribunal."

Per an NBC & Chicago Tribune report the most MURDEROUS neighborhoods in Chicago in 2014 were was follows (ranked from the worst down) BurnsideW Garfield ParkWashington ParkGreater Grand CrossingEnglewoodRiverdaleWest EnglewoodE Garfield ParkNorth LawndaleRoselandHumboldt ParkSouth ChicagoFuller ParkGrand BoulevardChathamSouth ShoreThe Citywide murder rate was 19.7The first on the list Burnside was at 85.9 and the last on the list, South Shore was at 37.1Now maybe the most iphones were stolen from Logan Sq or Mag Mile...I don't know.

I have not really looked into these but I have heard people say they are much better than the ones for property value.Also around hear most people will search out places on Craigslist so look up other places in Lawrence and see what they are going for.I don't know for sure but you can also take a look in the Eagle-Tribune online or hard copy and see if there are classified ads for places.  

A recent editorial in the Star Tribune written by Owen Duckworth of the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability regarding evictions in MN ended his piece by writing, "And to cure chronic housing inequity, we need systemic changes that put power and ownership in the hands of tenants, not private landlords." 

The law exists to protect the public from predatory behavior, not to prevent them from voicing their experience or opinion.The Virginia Supreme Court defines the "practice of law" as: One is deemed to be practicing law whenever.(1) One undertakes for compensation, direct or indirect, to advise another not his regular employer, in any matter involving the application of legal principles to facts or purposes or desires.(2) One, other than as a regular employee acting for his employer, undertakes, with or without compensation, to prepare for another legal instruments of any character, other than notices or contract incident to regular course of conducting a licensed business(3) One undertakes, with or without compensation, to represent the interest of another before [a tribunal, as hereinafter defined in UPC 1-1,] otherwise than in the presentation of facts, figures, or factual conclusions, as distinguished from legal conclusions, by an employee regularly Ö employed on a salary basis, or by one specially employed as an expert in respect to such facts and figures when such presentation by such employee or expert does not involve the examination of witnesses or preparation of pleadings.Virginia UPL Opinion 48. http://www.vsb.org/site/regulation/virginia-upl-opinion-48So, don't advise people on the law for money, don't prepare legal documents and don't attempt to represent people in courts or tribunals in Virginia without a license and you're not breaking any laws.Indeed, the very purpose of this community is to advise each other.

The appeal is first handled locally then if/when the local officials do not reduce it, it is appealed to the State Tax Tribunal.

I gave you an example of what wouldn't be fine and am saying that what you are suggesting is no different.A court/tribunal would see right through your explanation.