For those property owners in the City of Albany, you may review and challenge your property tax assessment now until May 22. Below I’ve copied a notice from Council Member Richard Conti, detailing the procedure, materials, dates and time of the Albany property tax review and challenge period.
Assessment Property Search & Parcel Locator
Use this link to access the property search and parcel locator on the city website. This feature will allow you to search properties and identify potential comparable’s as a basis for a challenge:
Grievance Procedure Information
Additional information on the Property Assessment Grievance Procedure, including publications and videos, are available from the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance at this link.
Dear Neighbor:
This is a reminder that the annual period during which property owners may review and challenge their property assessments is May 1 through May 22. Assessment rolls are available for public inspection by any person at the Department of Assessment and Taxation, Room 302 City Hall, Eagle Street, Albany. Office hours are from 8 AM to 5 PM weekdays and Saturday from 9 AM to 12 noon. The assessment, inventory and sales data can also be reviewed on the City’s web site (see below); complaint forms and a publication containing procedures for contesting an assessment are available at the Office of Assessment & Taxation Room 302 in City Hall. It is a prerequisite to review an assessment that the official complaint forms be used and that said forms be filed with the Assessor or the Board of Assessment Review on or before May 22. The Board of Assessment Review will meet on Tuesday, May 22, between the hours of 9 AM to 1 PM and 6 PM to 8 PM in the Common Council Chambers in City Hall Eagle Street Albany, New York, to hear complaints in relation to assessments.
Richard Conti
President Pro Tempore
Albany Common Council Member 6th Ward
151 Chestnut Street, Albany, NY 12210
(t) 518-436-8546 / (f) 518-463-8992
(e-mail) RC6thward@aol.com