The Town of Fenner Town Tax Assessor and Deputy
Mr. Brian Fitts and Larry Fitts
HOURS: M-F 9:00 -1:00 PM
607-749-3473
315-684-9052
fax 315-684-9299
PO BOX 216
Morrisville, NY
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PROPERTY TAX INFORMATION
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MADISON COUNTY TREASURER
138 N. COURT STREET
WAMPSVILLE, NY 13153
Treasurer
Physical Address
138 N Court Street
Wampsville,NY13163
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 665
Wampsville,NY13163
Phone: 315-366-2371
Fax: 315-366-2708
Hard copy of the tentative tax role is in the office or you may look on line:
https://www.madisoncounty.ny.gov/251/Assessment-Rolls
The Assessor is the Town Board appointed official who values real property within the boundaries of the town. The value is converted into an assessment tocalculatereal property tax bills. The Assessor maintains the town's assessment roll which contains each property assessment. The Assessor calculates property values, processes tax exemptions, provides real property sales information, and performs data collection. You can find the current assessment role here
Real PropertyTo viewReal Property's Image Mate online records lookup software please follow the link below:
How to challenge your home property tax assessment in NY StateProperty values have dropped in a lot of areas in New York State. These are the steps to challenge your home property tax assessment in NY (Note there is an example near bottom)
First Step
Get an estimate of how much your property is worth (full market value)today. (check with an appraiser, bank your insurance company to confirm the value in writing)
Second Step
Get the amount your property is currently assessed from your town or city. It should be on your tax bill.
Third Step
Get theResidential assessment ratio (RAR)for your town village or city go to this linkhttp://orps1.orpts.ny.gov/cfapps/MuniPro/Select your county; then select your town or city; then select RAR Information take the most current RAR.
Fourth Step
Then take theResidential assessment ratio (RAR)you got from the table and multiply it by the current value of your home. This should give you the current home property tax assessment of your home plus or minus 5 percent.
If amount you get isHIGHERthan your current tax assessment or within 5 percent of your current tax assessmentSTOP HEREchallenging your assessment couldRAISEyour taxes.
However, if amount you get isLOWERthan your current tax assessment you can use the fifth step below to challenge it.
Fifth Step
In most towns, villages and cities you must file your challenge/grievance in writing we suggest you file it a few weeks before these deadlines.
Check with your assessor to confirm Grievance Day in your community
Grievance Day is the deadline for submitting Form RP-524 and the day that the Board of Assessment Review (BAR) meets to hear complaints. In most communities, Grievance Day is thefourthTuesdayinMay. However, there are exceptions:
•Cities and towns that share an assessorcan adopt different Grievance Days between thefourth TuesdayinMayand thesecond TuesdayinJune
•New York City- the Assessment Review Commission meets throughout the year, but complaints must be filed byMarch 15for Class One properties andMarch 1for all other properties
•Nassau County- the Assessment Review Commission meets throughout the year, but complaints must be filed byMarch 1
•Other cities- dates vary, contact your assessor or city clerk for the date.
•Suffolk County- town BAR's meet on thethirdTuesdayinMay
•Westchester County- town BARs meet on thethirdTuesdayinJune
•Villages that assess property- typically, the BAR meets on thethirdTuesdayofFebruary; however, dates can vary - check with your village assessor or village clerk
The amount you got by taking the RAR and multiplying it by the current value of your home(full market value) is the amountyou should request as your new assessment;However, if the RAR is greater than one (1) a 100 percentyour whole municipality is over-assessed so you should request your full market value as the new assessment.
Take a copy of the appraisal or other document proving the full market value of the home; and attach it to the form you prepare using this link and file your grievance
https://www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/publications/orpts/grievancebooklet.pdf
Nassau County and New York City use a different form which is explained in the link above.
NoteIf your property islocated in a villagethat assesses property, you may have to filetwoassessments grievances, one for the village and one for the town. To grieve both assessments, you are required to file two separate Form RP-524 withboth the town and village. You will have to repeat first to fifth steps above selecting your village this time. If you miss the deadline for one you can still file for the other.
Sixth Step
If you are dissatisfied with the decision of on your tax assessment grievance by your municipality, you may appeal your assessment again via:
•Small Claims Assessment Review(SCAR) - only available to:
o Property owners who live in their one, two or three family dwellings that are used exclusively for residential purposes, or
o Owners of vacant land that is not of sufficient size to contain a one, two or three family dwelling
o Requires $30 filing fee
o Information regarding SCAR is available from theNew York State Unified Court Systemhttp://ww2.nycourts.gov/litigants/scar/index.shtml
•Tax certiorari proceeding
o Commenced in New York State Supreme Court pursuant to Article 7 of the Real Property Tax Law
o We highly recommend you contact a private attorney
o If the RAR for your municipality is greater than one (1) see extra information below.
-----------------------Example--------------------
Step 1)Your home is currently worth$450,000(check with an appraiser etc to confirm)
Step 2)You are assessed at$370,000according to your tax bill or other town records.
Step 3)Say you live in the Suffolk county, Town of BrookhavenYou go to this linkhttp://orps1.orpts.ny.gov/cfapps/MuniPro/Select your countySuffolk; then select your townBrookhaven; then select“RAR Information”take the most current RAR from the table for the year 2019Brookhavenhas anRAR of 0.79 or 79 percent.
Step 4)Take RAR and multiply it by the appraised value of your home$400,000 * 0.79 = $316,000
This should give you the current home property tax assessment of your home plus or minus 5 percent if correctly assessed;316,000/370,000 =about0.85 or 8.5 percent, so it is NOT within 5 percent.
Also amount we got$316,000 is LOWERthan example home current tax assessment of$370,000so our example is over assessed
Step 5)Then the homeowner would take copy of the appraisal or other document proving the full market value of the home; and attach it to the form you prepare and file the tax grievance via the link below which must be received before the deadline date which varies by municipality from mid-February to June every year See fifth step above for deadline details. Our example would ask for a new assessment of$316,000https://www.tax.ny.gov/pdf/publications/orpts/grievancebooklet.pdf
----------Extra Information-------------
If the RARfor your municipalityis greater than one (1)that means your whole town/city/village is over assessed at more than full market value which is unlawful in NY. However, the only method available to force a municipality to obey the law and reduce everyone’s assessment down to full market value is a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court. (a trial court in NY).
This means the court should orderall residential assessmentsin the municipality reduced by multiplying each assessment by the reciprocal of the RAR (1/RAR) to return the municipality to full value assessment.
More Information on RARshttps://www.tax.ny.gov/research/property/equal/rar/index.htm
The RAR should NOT be used for agricultural, industrial, or commercial property assessment calculations.
