Nassau County Assessor David Moog has finalized and published the 2020-2021 assessment roll, the final step in completing the first countywide property assessment in almost a decade, according to county officials.
“While the health and safety of Nassau’s 1.4 million residents and our employees is always my top priority – now more than ever – I remain committed to fulfilling my promise of fixing the broken system that had half of property owners overpaying in taxes,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said.
Included are the final determinations, provided by the Assessment Review Commission, on grievances filed after the reassessment on the county’s tentative assessment roll, officials said.
Of the 227,475 residential grievances filed on the 2020-21 tentative assessment roll, the commission made 60,760 reductions of class one properties, according to officials. Last year, officials said, 175,067 residential reductions were made.
“With the significant decrease in grievance reductions after the reassessment, we now have even more data that shows we are on the right path,” Curran said. “I thank the dedicated employees of the Department of Assessment and Assessment Review Commission for their tremendous effort, taking on the challenging reassessment from start to finish.”
“I am proud of the remarkable progress we’ve made to overhaul the broken assessment system, despite the many obstacles we faced,” Moog said. “I thank the County Executive for prioritizing our department and providing us with the resources needed to accomplish the reassessment and ultimately produce one of the most accurate assessment rolls in the state.”
According to figures provided by county officials, during the eight-year frozen assessment roll period, the county reduced approximately one million residential cases while one-half of property owners were “unfairly subsidizing the other half.”
“Over the past year, my staff worked tirelessly to ensure a meaningful review of grievance filings on the first unfrozen assessment roll in almost a decade,” Assessment Review Commission Chairperson Robin Laveman said. “We found that a majority of property assessments were accurate and did not warrant a reduction, reflecting a great improvement on property values from the frozen period.”
According to a release sent out by the county, Curran provided homeowners who may still disagree with their tentative assessment with an additional 30-day grace period to file grievances in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Curran said the 2021-22 grievance filing period will be extended throughout the month, officially ending on April 30, 2020.
According to county officials, homeowners have the right to settle with the Small Claims Assessment Review, if they do not settle with the Assessment Review Commission.
The deadline, usually on the last business day in April, was also extended by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The new deadline for filing with the Small Claims Assessment Review is May 19, 2020, subject to change depending on what the state determines is the best course of action throughout the pandemic.
While the Assessment Review Commission’s customer service window is closed to comply with the state’s coronavirus guidelines, the team is available to answer questions by phone or email at 516-571-3214 or ARC@nassaucountyny.gov.
