Notice Concerning the Examination of Assessment Inventory and Valuation Date

(Pursuant to Section 501 of the Real Property Tax Law)
 
Notice is hereby given that assessment inventory and valuation data is available for examination and review.  This data is the information which will be used to establish the assessment of each parcel which will appear on the tentative assessment roll of the Town of Pomfret, which will be filed on or before May 1st, 2025.  The information may be reviewed by appointment, in the Assessor’s Office at 9 Day St, Pomfret NY, weekdays March 14th – March 31st  between the hours of 9:00am and 12:30pm.

Jeanne Ebersole, SCAA
Assessor

Dated 28th day of February 2025

Assessment Clerk

Erin Sayers
9 Day Street
Fredonia, NY 14063
Phone:  716-672-8736
Email:  star@townofpomfretny.org
Fax:  716-680-8150

For forms and information, please click on the link below for the New York State Office of Real Property Services.
New York State Office of Real Property Services

Assessor

Jeanne Ebersole, SCAA
Phone:  716-672-8736
Email:  assessor@townofpomfretny.org
Fax:  716-680-8150

Address/Name Change Request

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If you're a property owner that needs to update your mailing address or name, submit this form to the Assessor's Office. 

Download "Address&Name Change Form.pdf"

Parcel Merge Request

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To request that your contiguous parcels be merged, complete and return this application to the Assessor's Office. All property owners must sign it.

The criteria to qualify for a courtesy merge can be found at the top of this form.

Download "Combine Parcels Request Form.pdf"

School Tax Relief (STAR) Credit

Please visit the website www.tax.ny.gov or call (518) 457-2036
to apply for the STAR Credit Program, or if you have any questions regarding a check you may be receiving.

FAQs:

Uniform Percentage of Value
The percentage of market value (full value) used by an assessing unit to establish uniform assessments. This value must appear on the tentative roll. Real Property Tax Law Section 305 specifies, "all real property in each assessing unit shall be assessed at a uniform percentage of value..."

Taxable Status Date
The ownership and physical condition of real property as of this date are assessed (valued) according to price fixed as of the valuation date. All applications for property exemptions must be filed with the assessor by this date.

Residential Assessment Ratio (RAR)
A percentage established by the State Board of Real Property Services according to law, using the ratio of assessed value to the sales price for each usable residential sale in a recent one-year period. Ratios are then listed from highest to lowest; the midpoint (median) ratio is selected as the RAR. The RAR can be used to prove that a residential property is assessed at a higher level than other homes on the assessment roll. Your locality's RAR indicates at what percent of full value residential properties are assessed. For example, a RAR of 20 indicates that residential properties are assessed at approximately 20 percent of their full value.

Equalization Rate
"State equalization rate" means the percentage of full value at which taxable real property in a county, city, town or village is assessed as determined by the state board." (RPTL Section 102) The rate is a ratio of the sum of the locally determined assessed values for all taxable parcels for a given assessment roll divided by ORPS's estimate of total full value for that same roll.