Although a recent court decision is good news for the City of Pittsburgh, it could mean big problems for some northern and western Allegheny County municipalities.

A Common Pleas Court judge recently ordered reassessments to be completed in the City of Pittsburgh by December, which will require assessors to stop work in the suburbs, according to Avalon solicitor Megan Ott.

As a result, Ott said, municipalities may not have information on the value of properties -- and therefore their tax bases -- until May. That's a month after municipalities normally begin receiving property tax revenue. The late assessment data -- normally received in January, will cause tax bills, and revenue, to be delayed. Ott said boroughs may not get property tax money until August.

Ott said that municipal solicitor are meeting to see if additional court action might be taken on behalf of the municipalities affected by the court ruling.