Board of Assessment Appeals

  • Laura M. DeCaprio
  • Chair
  • Michael O'Brien
  • Harold Jordan
 

The Board of Assessment Appeals is made up of three elected volunteers who serve four year overlapping terms. The Board meets in March and September to hear appeals on real estate, personal property and motor vehicle assessments.  Property owners have the opportunity to appeal assessments annually.

 The Board of Assessment Appeals determines whether adjustments on assessments under appeal are warranted.  The Board hears appeals on motor vehicle assessments in September, and hears appeals on business personal property, supplemental motor vehicles, and real estate assessments in March.  By law, appellants must submit a written application to the Board of Assessment Appeals on or before February 20th in order to appeal. The application form for a petition for appeal will be available for download, and will also be available in the Assessor’s Office as of February 1st.  The Board will inform petitioners of their hearing date and time by mail.

  • BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS FILING DEADLINE  PURSUANT TO CGS 12-111APPLICATIONS FOR THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT  APPEALS SHALL BE FILED, IN WRITING, ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 20TH.  



PREPARING FOR A HEARING WITH THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS

Applications will be available February 1, 2024 thru February 20, 2024 and are due in the Assessor’s Office by 4:00pm on February 20, 2024. A postmark will not be accepted. www.cheshirect.org

 

WHAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

 

After you have reviewed and evaluated your assessment, you may decide that you want to schedule a hearing with the Board of Assessment Appeals.  You may have uncovered a data error, found some comparable sales that support a lower assessment on your property, or you may want to make someone aware of an irregularity that affects the value of your property.

When attending the meeting, you should come prepared to prove your case.  It is up to you to convince the Board of Assessment Appeals members why the value is incorrect. If you supplied information in the past that lowered your value, bring it again.  Please be aware that the information may already be on your record and may already be reflected in you value.

 

DOCUMENTS YOU MAY NEED:

 

If you are challenging the value on your property, please bring in recent, comparable sale properties that are located close to your property or are in an area that is similar to your property.  A recent appraisal usually contains this information and can be helpful to proving your case; provided that the appraisal comes in lower than your assessment.  Simply saying that the value is too high or offering to sell it to the Board of Assessment Appeals members for the assessment amount will not be viewed as good reasons to lower your value.

 

If you have an issue pertaining to the use of your property, please bring in supporting evidence, such as a deed showing a usage restriction or a survey map which outlines any topographical irregularities.

 

If you want to make the Board of Assessment Appeals aware of any other issues, please bring in pictures, past documentation, or anything else that will help you to prove your case. 

 

For all documentation, please bring copies that you will leave with the Board members as there will not be access to a copier and original documents cannot be guaranteed a safe return to you.

 

 

 

 


 

Agendas and minutes prior to July 1, 2013 are available for viewing in the Town Clerk's office.  Copies of specific agendas and minutes can be emailed upon request.  Submit request.

Agendas and minutes for 2020 on can be found in the calendar below.


 


 

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