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1. When can I file my Appeal?

You may file your appeal online as soon as the forms are published. The Board will begin receiving mailed and in person applications on February 3,2020 in the Evaristo Conference Room,Town Hall, 3rd floor. All forms must be received by the Board by February 20th, 5PM.

2. When will the hearings be held?

Hearings for Real and Personal Property will begin on March 4th, 2020 and continue until all appeals are heard.

Hearings for Motor Vehicles will be heard on September 10th from 5PM until 7PM. No appointment is needed.

3. Can someone who is not the appellant of the property disputed appear before the BAA? If so, what do they need to provide?

A property owner’s attorney or duly authorized agent may appear in person before the BAA. They must have the signature of the owner to act as their agent. 

4. Can the Board of Assessment Appeals adjust prior Grand List years?

The BAA usually hears appeals for the current Grand List year only. However, with regard to adjustments, the following exceptions apply. A taxpayer whose assessment has changed as a result of: 1) certificate of correction (CGS §12-60), 2) addition of new real estate construction (CGS §12-53a), or 3) as a result of an audit (CGS §12-53), may appeal to the next succeeding Board of Assessment Appeals.  

5. Can a current owner, who was not the owner on the 10/1 assessment date, file an appeal and appear before the BAA?

Anyone to whom the title to such property has been transferred since the assessment day may appeal to the BAA.  

6. Can the BAA grant exemptions? Can the BAA do so retro-actively?

Exemptions can only be granted for the current Grand List year.

The BAA may grant exemptions to disabled veterans whose proof of disability was not filed by the October 1^st deadline. 

The BAA can also grant exemptions to the following property owners whose application for exemption the Assessor has denied: 

 ·      Any scientific, educational, literary, historical, charitable, agricultural, or cemetery organization that claims property tax exemption under provisions of CGS §12-81, and files a tax exempt statement with the Assessor or Board of Assessors (CGS §12-89).

·      Any farmer or group of farmers applying for tax exemptions of farm machinery, horses or ponies owned in the state. (CGS §12-91) 

7. What type of property, personal, real, or motor vehicle, can be heard at the BAA September session? At the March session?

The September session is solely for the purpose of hearing appeals of motor vehicle assessments, as the July tax bill serves as the assessment notice for regular motor vehicle accounts.

The appeal of assessments of all property types may be heard at the March session.  Unregistered motor vehicles are declared via the Declaration, and those appeals are heard during the March sessions.