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Board Rules on Property Assessment Appeals

MiddletownMar 18, 20262 min read

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The Board of Assessment Appeals approved multiple requests to reduce or remove property assessments, including a solar exemption, while denying many other appeals. Notable approved changes included reducing Property ID R00297 from $288,360 to $250,000, Property ID R01724 from $63,170 to $40,000, and Property ID R02769 from $138,640 to $100,000.

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The board reviewed property owners’ requests to change the assessment values listed for their properties. Some assessments were reduced to new amounts, while others were set to zero or adjusted because of an ownership claim or exemption. Many appeals were denied unanimously, denied because the appellant did not appear, or withdrawn.

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Approved unanimously a reduction for Property ID R00297, from $288,360 to $250,000.
Approved unanimously a reduction for Property ID R08533, from $87,490 to $55,000.
Approved unanimously a reduction for Property ID P44460, from $212,590 to $102,786.
Approved unanimously a reduction for Property ID R13386, from $208,910 to $170,000.
Approved unanimously a reduction for Property ID R08317, from $278,610 to $260,120.
Approved unanimously a reduction for Property ID R14089, from $294,990 to $287,700, with a solar exemption granted.
Approved unanimously removal of assessments for several properties, including Property IDs BT55265, P49228, P44852, E30503, and P49336.
Approved a claim of ownership for Property ID P40139 and added the assessment removed from Property ID P49228, changing P40139 from $11,400 net assessment to $85,020.
Denied many appeals unanimously, including appeals for Property IDs P47242, P40807, P45561, R10397, and R09501.
Denied several appeals because the appellant did not appear or withdrew the appeal.

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