My assessment was adjusted last year, and it’s been adjusted again this year. Why?
Each year, State Law requires your assessor to sign an oath that the assessments in your community represent a uniform percentage of market value. To ensure that assessments are fair, the assessor should actively verify the uniformity of the roll each year. If the assessor determines some assessments are not equitable, such assessments should be adjusted. To encourage compliance with State Law, New York State provides State Aid of $5 per eligible parcel to municipalities that keep assessments at 100 percent of market value each year.

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1. Who is responsible for assessments and who is responsible for taxes?
2. What is the difference between the market value and assessed value of my property?
3. Won’t my taxes increase if my assessment is adjusted?
4. How does the assessor decide which assessments to change and by how much?
5. My assessment was adjusted last year, and it’s been adjusted again this year. Why?
6. Why does State Aid require 100 percent of market value?
7. If my home is physically re-inspected, do I have to let the assessor in?
8. How do I know that the assessor has the correct information about my property?
9. When will I know my new assessment?
10. What information is on the tentative assessment roll?
11. What if I disagree with the assessment on the tentative roll?
12. Where can I learn more?
13. What are the benefits to keeping assessments up-to-date each year?