GM Berkshire Hills, Pets. v. Berks Co. Bd. ( 2022 )

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT GM BERKSHIRE HILLS LLC AND GM : No. 452 MAL 2021 OBERLIN BERKSHIRE HILLS LLC, : : Petitioners : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the : Commonwealth Court v. : : : BERKS COUNTY BOARD OF : ASSESSMENT AND WILSON SCHOOL : DISTRICT, : : Respondents : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 1st day of February, 2022, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issues set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues. The issues, as stated by petitioner, are: a. Do a school district's selective real estate tax assessment appeals violate the Uniformity Clause of the Pennsylvania Constitution when the school district chooses only recently-sold properties for appeal, leaving most properties in the district at outdated base-year values? b. Do a school district's selective real estate tax assessment appeals violate the Uniformity Clause of the Pennsylvania Constitution when the school district chooses only certain recently-sold properties that would generate a minimum amount of additional tax revenue for appeal, leaving most properties in the district at outdated base-year values? Justice Brobson did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.