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What to Do If You Disagree with Your FY2024 Massachusetts Assessment

January 1 is the date when most third quarter tax bills are mailed in Massachusetts; therefore, under M.G.L. Chapter 59, the majority of abatement applications must be filed with local assessors’ offices on or before...more

2023 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

A large number of Connecticut municipalities are conducting revaluations as of October 1, 2023.  A notice containing the proposed new assessment of your property will be mailed before the end of this year. ...more

Low and Moderate Income Property Tax Valuation Remains Challenging

A recent decision by the Appeals Court of Massachusetts* about the entitlement of two nonprofit corporations which rent apartments at below- market rates to low-income elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities...more

2022 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

Please note:  This alert was originally published on 09/28/2022 and was updated on 11/17/2022. A large number of Connecticut municipalities are conducting  revaluations as of October 1, 2022.  ...more

Upcoming 2022 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

Connecticut municipalities are scheduled to conduct real property revaluations effective October 1, 2022. You may find the complete list of Connecticut municipalities conducting October 1, 2022 revaluations on the OPM website...more

What, Exactly, Is the “Three-Year Average Rule” in Massachusetts?

In most cases, in order to bring a tax appeal to the Appellate Tax Board in Massachusetts, taxpayers must have paid each tax installment for the relevant Fiscal Year in full, by the due date, and without incurring interest....more

It's Not Too Early to Begin Thinking About 2023

Municipalities in Massachusetts are permitted to value and assess real estate parcels on an annual basis.  While annual adjustments typically are nominal and reflective of slight variations in the market when there have been...more

Upcoming 2021 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut and Other Important Property Tax Deadlines for Manufacturers

Forty Connecticut municipalities are scheduled to conduct real property revaluations effective October 1, 2021. The following is a partial list of some larger municipalities undergoing a revaluation this year, which are home...more

Upcoming 2021 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

Forty Connecticut municipalities are scheduled to conduct real property revaluations effective October 1, 2021. A list of the larger revaluing municipalities appears at the end of this alert. A revaluation notice containing...more

MA Property Tax Alert: What to Do If You Disagree with Your FY2021 Assessment

The deadline to appeal Fiscal Year 2021 assessments to municipal Boards of Assessors in Massachusetts depends on whether your property is located in a municipality that collects taxes two or four times per year. ...more

Upcoming 2020 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

Thirty-four Connecticut municipalities are scheduled to conduct real property revaluations effective October 1, 2020. In response to COVID-19, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 7S earlier this year which...more

April 3, 2020 Act Provides Massachusetts Municipalities Option to Offer Property Tax Relief During COVID-19 Public Health Crisis

As part of the Commonwealth’s ongoing efforts to address challenges created by the COVID-19 public health crisis, late last week the Massachusetts Legislature passed House Bill No. 4598—An Act to Address Challenges Faced By...more

Connecticut Governor Lamont Issues Executive Order 7S Providing for Property Tax Relief

On the evening of April 1, 2020, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued the latest in a series of executive orders addressing the current public health crisis and its impacts on all aspects of our society. ...more

Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board and Supreme Judicial Court Updates in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

In response to Governor Charlie Baker’s ongoing efforts concerning the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and Appellate Tax Board (“ATB”) have issued notices of changes to court and ATB...more

3/27/2020

Connecticut's Governor Issues Executive Order Addressing Property Tax Deadlines and Procedures

As part of his ongoing response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has issued a series of executive orders addressing a wide variety of governmental and private sector activities. ...more

Massachusetts Property Tax Alert: What To Do If You Disagree With Your Assessment

The deadline to appeal Fiscal Year 2020 assessments to municipal Boards of Assessors in Massachusetts is February 1, 2020, which is a Saturday.  As such, you must file/mail the application for abatement, which is the first...more

Fall 2019 Municipal Revaluations Underway in Connecticut

Fourteen Connecticut municipalities are conducting real property revaluations effective October 1, 2019. A revaluation notice containing the proposed new assessment of your property will be mailed in the latter part of...more

Property Tax and Valuation Topics - Summer 2019

Approximately 20% of Connecticut’s 169 municipalities usually conduct general revaluations every five years as required by law. Due to a quirk in the schedule, 2019 revaluations will be conducted by only 14 communities. While...more

Property Tax and Valuation Topics - Spring 2019

Tidbit on NNN lease property valuation - A sort of a humdrum ruling on the assessment appeal of a garden variety industrial building nevertheless offers a valuable insight as to proper use of the income valuation...more

Property Tax and Valuation Topics - Winter 2019

In an ad valorem appeal of the value of an office/retail building and its associated parking lot in Springfield, the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board (ATB) addressed the property owner’s contention that a proposal to...more

NEWSLETTER - Fall 2018 Property Tax and Valuation Digest

U.S. Supreme Court Internet Sales Tax Decision and Property Values - Your editors do not need to belabor the point that brick and mortar retail occupancies, rents and values have been pounded as a result of internet...more

ALERT: Fall 2018 Municipal Revaluation in Connecticut

October 10, 2018 Approximately a quarter of Connecticut municipalities plan to conduct revaluations effective October 1, 2018....more

Property Tax and Valuation Topics - Summer 2018

Showdown at the BAA corral? Consider this scenario: a property owner shows up at his appointed time and day to challenge his assessment before a public meeting of the Nutmeg Board of Assessment Appeals. ...more

Property Tax and Valuation Topics - Winter 2018

Hartford Bankruptcy Threat Postponed - The immediate possibility of Connecticut’s capital city filing a bankruptcy petition has been mitigated as a result of the newly adopted Connecticut budget. ...more

Property Tax and Valuation Topics - Fall 2017

Property Assessment Class Action Fails - On previous occasions, the editors of Property Tax and Valuations Topics have noted that Connecticut courts tend to be rather strict in requiring property owners to pursue statutory...more

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