INFORMAL REVIEW PROCESS - COMPLETED
BOARD OF ASSESSMENT REVIEW PROCESS - COMPLETED
JUDICIAL REVIEW - SCAR AND TAX CERTIORARI (ARTICLE 7) PROCEEDINGS - IN PROGRESS
Property owners who filed BAR complaints and are dissatisfied with the decision of the BAR may seek judicial review of your assessment via:
Small Claims Assessment Review (SCAR) - only available to: -Property owners who live in their one, two or three family dwellings that are used exclusively for residential purposes.
or
-Owners of vacant land that is not of sufficient size to contain a one, two or three family dwelling.
Tax certorari proceeding -Commenced in New York State Supreme Court pursuant to Article 7 of the Real Property Tax Law
- We highly recommend you contact a private attorney.
Deadline for filing judicial review
SCAR and tax certiorari proceedings must be initiated within 30 days of the filing of the final assessment roll or notice of such filing, whichever is later.
Pursuant to Gov. Cuomo's NYS on PAUSE executive order, these proceedings and other non-essential matters have been tolled until such time as the PAUSE order is lifted.