File an Appeal

Our online Assessor's database provides you with information on each parcel of real estate as filed in the October 1, 2021 Grand List.

The first step to contest your property’s assessment is to file an appeal with your municipality’s board of assessment appeals (BAA) on a form provided by the Assessor’s office. Any relevant information concerning the value of your property may be submitted with the form.

You should check with the tax assessor’s office in your municipality to determine your deadline to file an appeal. If your appeal is not filed timely, the BAA will refuse to hear your appeal.

After your appeal to the BAA is filed, the municipality will send you notice of a hearing before the BAA to occur in March or April. At your BAA hearing, you can provide evidence to the BAA and reasons for the BAA to reduce your property’s assessment. For certain properties, the BAA has the right to deny the appeal without a hearing, in which you will just receive a notice from the BAA denying your appeal. If the BAA schedules your appeal for a hearing, keep in mind that the BAA actually has the authority to increase your property’s assessment. Therefore, you should carefully evaluate the merits of your appeal before you pursue it.