Effective date: May 16, 2026. This disclosure is required by the FTC’s Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (16 CFR Part 255).
longislandpropertytax.com is free to use because we receive compensation from a small number of paid partners when you choose to engage with them through links on this site.
What kinds of partners we work with
Businesses can apply to be listed as a featured partner at /partners. We currently accept applications from:
- Property tax grievance firms — NY-licensed firms that file assessment challenges on homeowners’ behalf, typically on a contingency basis.
- Mortgage brokers and lenders — NY-licensed brokers and lenders who help buyers and owners finance or refinance.
- Real estate agents and brokerages — NY-licensed agents and firms active on Long Island.
How the compensation works
Partners pay for featured placement in one or more geographic slots (e.g., “Nassau County grievance” or “Town of Huntington mortgage”). We earn a fee when a visitor clicks through a featured-partner placement and/or completes a specified action (form fill, phone call, application) as defined in our agreement with that partner. The fee arrangement is between us and the partner — you never pay more because of it.
Featured-partner placements are visually distinct from our editorial content and are labeled accordingly. Sponsored links in email newsletters are marked “Sponsored.” All affiliate links carry rel=“sponsored” in the HTML per the FTC’s recommended convention.
What this does NOT affect
Partner relationships have no influence on:
- The property tax estimates we compute — those come entirely from public NY State assessment roll and rate data.
- The median bills, tax rates, school district comparisons, and glossary entries we publish.
- Which exemptions we describe or recommend for a given situation.
- Our grievance-deadline reporting or any other factual editorial content.
When no paid partner is configured for a location, we display neutral guide content we wrote ourselves instead of a partner placement.
Our vetting process (and its limits)
Before listing any partner we verify:
- The firm or individual holds an active NY State license (law firm, CPA, or filing agent for grievance firms; mortgage broker or lender license for finance partners; real estate salesperson or broker license for agents).
- They have a public-facing web presence with verifiable contact information.
- For grievance firms: their fee structure is disclosed clearly (most work on contingency — no savings, no fee).
We do not conduct comprehensive background checks, review client reviews in depth, or monitor partner conduct on an ongoing basis. You should independently verify any partner’s credentials, reviews, and suitability before engaging them. NY license lookups are available at dos.ny.gov/licensing (real estate) and NY DOS Business Entity Search.
Complaints about a partner
If you have a negative experience with a partner you found through this site, please email read@longislandpropertytax.com. We take partner quality seriously and have removed partners for poor user experience. We cannot resolve disputes on your behalf, but your feedback helps us make partner decisions.
Partner inquiries
If you represent a grievance firm, mortgage broker, or real estate agent and want to apply for a featured placement, visit /partners or email read@longislandpropertytax.com.