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2025 Municipal Property Revaluations
November 21st, 2025
Several Connecticut municipalities are undergoing a 2025 revaluation for the 2026 Grand List, and updated assessment notices will soon be issued to property owners. These assessments determine your property tax liability for the upcoming five fiscal
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False Lien Invalidated
May 2nd, 2024
Contributor: Owen T. Weaver
Attorney Owen Weaver, working with co-counsel, obtained a judgment after trial invalidating a false lien filed against public property owned by the Town of Orange and the Orange Land Trust. On February 21, 2024, a document was filed on the Orange Lan…
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ZS Secures Federal Jury Verdict
March 20th, 2024
Contributor: David B. Zabel
On March 3, 2024, the team of Attorney David Zabel and co-counsel secured a federal jury verdict in favor of their clients in The NF&W Cooke L.P. et al. v. Shapiro et al. In this matter, the Plaintiffs were a party to an option contract with Cost…
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ZS Secures Decision Upholding Approval of Apartment Complex Development in the Town of Groton
May 25th, 2023
Contributor: Timothy M. Herbst
On May 22, 2023, the Connecticut Superior Court dismissed an appeal challenging the Town of Groton Planning and Zoning Commission’s approval of a major residential development project. The appeal, brought by a neighboring property owner, contested…
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ZS In The News Concerning Debate Over Reforming Connecticut Zoning Laws
April 7th, 2021
Contributor: Timothy M. Herbst
At the moment there is an ongoing policy debate over whether Connecticut’s traditional home-rule zoning scheme, which generally vests power in local municipalities to enact their own zoning regulations, is a cause of segregation in Connecticut. Thi…
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