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Dates To Remember:

• March 1st - Taxable Status Day (exemption filing deadline and status of completion or condition of real property)
• May 1st - Tentative Assessment Roll filed annually
• Fourth Tuesday in May - Grievance Day
• July 1st - Final Roll filed annually and Valuation Date

Grievance Day

Grievance day for 2025 is Tuesday, May 27th, from 4pm-8pm. If you are unsatisfied with the assessed value after meeting with the Assessor you may submit the completed grievance form RP-524 and supporting documentation (a minimum of 3 sales comparisons within the last 1-3 yrs.) to the Assessor’s office on or before May 27th, to be reviewed by the Grievance Board. Complaint forms and information on “What To Do If You Disagree With Your Assessment” are available from the Assessor’s office after May 1st or online at: https://www.tax.ny.gov/pit/property/contest/contestasmt.htm

• Grievance Booklet PDF (new window)
• RP-524 Assessment Complaint Form PDF (new window)
• RP-524 Instructions PDF (new window)

Useful Links:

• 2024 Final Assessment Roll PDF (new window)
• What is a reassessment and why are they needed?
• CURRENT TAX RATES
• Link to Assessment Rolls
• Link to Archived Assessment Rolls
• Link to Yates County Property Information Online:
  Note: this database is updated only once a year and MAY NOT reflect current data.
• Link to Property Taxes & Assessments PDF (new window) (What you should know ORPTS presentation)
• Link to Penn Yan School Tax lookup

Videos:

• About Property Taxes & Assessments
• Contesting An Assessment

OFFICIAL NOTICES

FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL - ASSESSOR VERIFICATION

Pursuant to Section 514, NYS Real Property Tax Law, the Town Assessor, Town of Jerusalem, County of Yates, N.Y. says: “I (We), the undersigned, do depose and swear that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foregoing Final Assessment Roll conforms in all respects to the Tentative Assessment Roll with the exception of changes made by the Board of Assessment Review and assessments made by the State Board of Real Property Services.”

Terry Kwiecinski, Assessor

NOTICE date: July 1st, 2024

FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL – NOTICE OF COMPLETION

Pursuant to Section 516, NYS Real Property Tax Law, the Sole Assessor, Town of Jerusalem, County of Yates, N.Y. has completed the current year’s Final Assessment Roll, and has filed a certified copy thereof with the Office of Town Clerk for public inspection. Said copy is available for public inspection on the Town website and at the Town Hall located at 3816 Italy Hill Road, Branchport, NY 14418 during regularly scheduled workday hours, Monday – Friday.