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PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENTCouncilors’ Office
Executive Assistant to the Council Administrator: Lydia KingPhone: 413-584-1300 ext: 2
Fax: 413-584-1465
lking at hampshirecog.org
Property Tax Abatement (MGL c59 §64)
Property owners who have appealed to their local assessor and are not satisfied with the result, have two choices for appeal: they may request a hearing before the State Appellate Tax Board, or they may request a hearing before the Council. Although the town assessor may require that the appeal be heard only at the state level, assessors commonly agree to hearings before the Council. Taxpayers receive a decision far more quickly, and typically with much lower (or no) legal fees, than is required for an appeal at the state level. Information about the appeal procedure is available from the Council office.
Tax Appeal Forms:
Abatement of Taxes Notice
Appeal Request Form
Information Sheet
Standard of Review for Appeal 2009If you should have any questions, please contact the Councilors' Office at the number above. The State Appellate Tax Board is located in the Leverett Saltonstall Building at 100 Cambridge Street, Ste 200, Boston, MA 02114. They may be contacted at 617-727-3100 or through their website at www.state.ma.us/atb.
