Joe Wyger

The Assessment Review Board issued a procedural order establishing a timetable for discovery, production, and mediation in a property assessment appeal concerning properties in the City of Markham.

The order sets deadlines for production requests and responses, and schedules an alternative dispute resolution session prior to the hearing.

The Assessment Review Board held a pre-hearing conference regarding property assessment appeals.

The appellants were found to be in default of a previous Board Order and the Board's Rules of Practice and Procedure for failing to serve a Statement of Issues.

The Board ordered the appellants to serve the Statement of Issues by a specified date, warning that failure to comply would result in the dismissal of the appeals without further notice.

The Assessment Review Board held a pre-hearing teleconference to determine if the appellant's 2014 and 2015 property assessment appeals were properly before the Board.

The appellant did not participate, arguing the Board lacked jurisdiction to determine the validity of her 2014 appeal at a pre-hearing without a formal motion.

The Board ordered MPAC to bring a formal motion seeking dismissal of the 2014 appeal, to be heard by the member seized of the matter prior to the scheduled hearing on the merits.