About

Property Tax Adjusters, LTD.

Property Tax Adjusters, Ltd. is considered the Best of Property Tax Reduction Companies on Long Island. Not only for the substantial amounts we have saved others like you, but our fair, no results = no fees service, and our attentive care that has created many lifelong customers.

We’ve been helping countless homeowners and business owners with their property tax reductions for over 32 years.

Our principals Marsha and Elyse bring over 50 years of real estate and legal experience to represent you in fighting for fair bills, and substantial savings.

President
Marsha Held
President
Marsha Held

President of Property Tax Adjusters, Ltd. Marsha received her BA from Kenyon College in 1972 and her Masters Degree in Educational Psychology and Statistics from SUNY Albany in 1979. In 1980 Marsha co-founded Bridge Hampton Real Estate, negotiating large home and land sales on the South Fork of Suffolk County. Marsha was also a hearing officer for Suffolk County, Nassau County and New York City; settling property tax disputes between homeowners and their respective municipality.

In 1991, Marsha decided she would be more helpful to homeowners by directly representing them in these tax disputes and co-founded Property Tax Adjusters Ltd with her partner, Elyse Sachs.

Vice President
Elyse Sachs

Vice President of Property Tax Adjusters, Ltd. Elyse graduated cum laude from NYU with a BA in 1982 and law degree from CUNY Law School in 1986. Elyse worked for several high profile firms in New York City and Long Island, including the Law Office of Dominic A. Barbara. During these years Elyse litigated multimillion dollar cases dealing with construction, zoning, eminent domain and taxation.

After first hand witnessing unjust biases towards property owners, Elyse together with Marsha formed Property Tax Adjusters so that they could help homeowners lower their property taxes.

Elyse is also a partner at Popper and Sachs LLP where she practices labor law and Article 78 proceedings.

Vice President
Elyse Sachs
1987
The Beginning
Marsha started as a Hearing Officer hearing cases in Nassau County, Suffolk County and the City of New York and she saw first hand the inequities in the system and how difficult it was for homeowners to navigate through this process. Marsha wanted to be an advocate for homeowners and help them save money on their property tax bills. Elyse was involved in multiple areas of law including real estate transactions. When preparing property closings, Elyse saw how burdensome the property taxes were for homeowners and wanted to find an avenue to help them lower their property taxes.
1990
Collaboration
Marsha and Elyse met and discussed the idea of forming a corporation focused solely on helping homeowners lower their property taxes.
1991
Formation
Property Tax Adjusters, Ltd. was incorporated on March 25, 1991.
1994
Team Expansion
Elyse and Marsha pioneered in the early years but then decided to expand their team to provide the best customer service.
2021
30 Year Anniversary
Marsha and Elyse have saved Nassau & Suffolk County homeowners thousands of dollars on their property tax bills each year for over 30 years.