Board of Assessment Appeals

I received an assessment notice, what does this mean?

  • Notices for real estate went out if there was a change to your assessment. (Real estate values are otherwise static except during reval years.)
    • There may have been a physical change to the structure(s), for example: new construction was complete/further advanced, a permit for work was completed that improved the property in some way or a correction to the data we previously had on record.
    • There may have been a change in the land, for example: a change in status from PA490 to non-PA490, a change in the lot line/acreage was recorded after October 1, 2023 but before October 1, 2024.
  • Notices for all business personal property accounts are issued annually. 
    • These are issued to all who have a registered business entity or known to be conducting business in Manchester between October 1, 2023 and October 1, 2024. If you don't meet this standard, please email or call us to discuss. 
    • If you sold your business or moved your business and received a notice, please contact us for further instructions.
    • If the details you filed don't match the details in your assessment notice, please contact us. If your values changed from prior year but you did not include disposals on your filing, the prior year numbers are carried forward. 
    • If you are interested in attending an information session to learn how to property file your annual business personal property, please send an email to personalproperty@manchesterct.gov with subject line: "info session" and we will email you details of our next information session.

If one of these does not explain your receipt of an assessment notice, send us an email to assessor@manchesterct.gov or call us at 860-647-3316. If we are unable to answer your inquiry before the appeal application date, you may complete an appeal form (see below). If the issue is resolved prior to appeals, you may withdraw the appeal application. 

BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS

The Manchester Board of Assessment Appeals is an appointed body empowered by State Statute to hear and decide appeals of property assessments.

The Board meets annually during the month of March to hear appeals of real estate, personal property, and motor vehicles on the supplemental list (vehicles billed in January.) Application must be made by February 20 for a hearing during the Board's March sessions.

The Board also meets during the month of September to hear appeals only of motor vehicles billed the preceding July. 

To file an appeal for the current Board of Appeals session, you may file online below (during available appeal periods), complete the fillable PDF form to print and email to us, or pick up a form in our office. Complete all required fields of the form (you may be denied a hearing if incomplete) and be sure it is RECEIVED in the Assessor's office on or before February 20, for the March session. 

Forms are available here or in our office at the beginning of January and due by February 20 for the March appeal session, (the October 1, 2024 Grand List values of real estate and personal property, and 2023 Supplemental Motor Vehicles).

ONLINE FILING FOR MARCH APPEAL SESSION (preferred method of filing)

                                     OR

PDF Fillable BAA Application to print and email(PDF, 109KB) -Please email completed PDF appeal applications to assessor@manchesterct.gov.  You will get an acknowledgement of receipt.(Faxes are no longer accepted.)

If you prefer, you may drop off your appeal application in person at our office in Town Hall (please note our new hours as of August 5, 2024) or leave securely in the drop box behind Town Hall.

You may also mail it to Town Hall 41 Center Street, Manchester, CT 06040, Attention: Assessor's Office, however, we recommend one of the other more reliable options whenever possible.

March Board of Assessment Appeal dates will be March 4th and 6th beginning at 6:30pm and Saturday morning March 8th for vehicles, at the Assessor's office in Town Hall, 41 Center Street. Other dates that will be opened as needed are March 11th and 12th.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minutes and Actions of the Board

Click HERE to access the minutes and actions.

 

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