Town Assessor

Assessor’s Clerk

Linda Schwartz

(845) 932-8360 Ext. 13

Office Hours:

Wednesday  9:00am - 12:00pm  and  3:30pm - 5:30pm

Thursday  9:00am – 12:00pm

Friday  10:00am – 2:00pm

Exemption applications, forms, publications and other Real Property information can be found on the following New York State Office of Real Property Services website: www.orps.state.ny.us

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Forms

RP-305 Agricultural Assessment Program (PDF)
RP-305-c Agricultural Assessment Written Lease Affidavit for Rented Land (PDF)
RP-305-r Agricultural Assessment Program (PDF)

RP-425 Application for School Tax Relief (STAR) Exemption (PDF)

RP-458-a Application for Alternative Veterans Exemption from Real Property Taxation (PDF)
RP-458-a-Ins Instructions for Alternative Veterans Exemption from Real Property Taxation (PDF)
RP-458-b Application for Cold War Veterans Exemption form Real Property Taxation (PDF)

RP-466-f Application for Volunteer Firefighters / Volunteer Ambulance Workers Exemption (PDF)

RP-467 Application for Partial Tax Exemption for Real Property of Senior Citizens (and for enhanced School Tax Relief (STAR) Exemption (PDF)

RP-467-Ins  Instructions for Application for Partial Tax Exemption for Real Property of Senior Citizens (and for enhanced School Tax Relief (STAR) Exemption (PDF)

How the Property Taxes Work (PDF)

What to Do If You Disagree with Your Assessment (PDF)

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Real Property Tax Services

100 North Street

Monticello, NY 12701

(845) 807-0221

Fax:  (845) 807-0232

co.sullivan.ny.us/Departments/RealPropertyTaxServices/tabid/3319/Default.aspx

The primary responsibility of the Assessor’s Office is to find the fair market value of your property, not to establish the amount of your taxes. Buyers and sellers in the market create value, and the Assessor’s Office studies the market and collects information about properties to estimate value.

The Assessor’s Office also keeps track of ownership changes, maintains maps of parcel boundaries, keeps descriptions of buildings and property characteristics up to date and analyzes trends in sales prices and construction costs to estimate the value of all assessable property.

 The Assessor maintains property records for all taxable and exempt parcels in the Town of Cochecton.  Information found on the property record card include the tax description, estimated market value, current owner, improvement information and classification (use) codes.

The Assessor also maintains a file for all the sales of property in Cochecton. This file contain information such as the buyer/seller, date of sale, purchase price, address, description of property being sold, and assessor’s market value information.

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Assessment Calendar – Important Dates to Remember

March 1

Taxable status Date

All Exemption Applications and renewals are due in the Assessor’s Office

April 1

Inventory for Assessments are available for review

May 1

Tentative Roll Filed

2011 TENTATIVE ASSESSMENT ROLL

May - Fourth Tuesday

Grievance Day

Last Day to file a grievance form to be reviewed by the Board of Assessment

July 1

Final Roll Filed

FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL

Valuation Date