New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE
Chapter XVI - Real Property Tax Administration
Part 8187 - Informational Hearings, Adjudicatory Proceedings And Review Proceedings
Subpart 8187-2 - Review Of County Equalizations
Section 8187-2.2 - Forms

1. That your (complainant is) (complainants are) ____ [indicate mayor, city manager, town supervisor, presiding supervisor, a majority of the members of the city or common council, a majority of the members of the town board, or an owner of record of taxable real property (in) (of) such city or town].

2. That the (county legislature) (board of supervisors) (commissioners of equalization) (county tax commission) of the county of ____at a meeting duly held on the __ day of _20_, made an alleged equalization of assessments of the county which is unjust and inequitable for the following reasons:

(Add specific allegations as to the facts supporting the claim that the equalization is unjust and inequitable. Each subparagraph shall contain, so far as practicable, a single allegation, and shall be separately and consecutively lettered [e.g., subparagraph (a) (b), etc.]. Vagueness shall be avoided so that the respondents may be fully informed of those matters which the complainant intends to prove.)

3. That annexed hereto, made a part hereof and marked Exhibit "A" is a true copy of the equalization table complained of and statement of the aggregate assessed valuation of taxable real property in each city and town within the county.

4. That annexed hereto, made a part hereof and marked Exhibit "B" is a statement of the amount of county taxes paid or payable in each city and town within the county.

or

4. A statement of the amount of county taxes paid or payable in each city and town is not currently available but will be submitted no later than the date of hearing in this matter.

5. That in the opinion of your (complainant) (complainants) injustice has been done to the taxpayers of the (town) (city) of ____by the act or decision of the (county legislature) (board of supervisors) (commissioners of equalization) (county tax commission) on behalf of whom this complaint is made.

Wherefore, your (complainant) (complainants) (prays) (pray) that said equalization so made as aforesaid by said (county legislature) (board of supervisors) (commissioners of equalization) (county tax commission) be annulled and set aside, and that a new, equitable and just equalization be made by the State Board of Real Property Tax Services and that the aggregate corrected value of the real property of each city and town of the county be corrected accordingly and that such other order and relief be granted as may be by law provided.

Dated at __this

_ day of _, 20_

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STATE OF NEW YORK

County of ____ss.:

______, being duly sworn, says that (he) (she) (they) (is) (are) the (complainant) (complainants) named in and who subscribed the foregoing complaint; that (he has) (she has) (they have) read the same and (knows) (know) the contents thereof and that the same is true of (his) (her) (their) knowledge except as to the matters therein stated to be alleged on information and belief and that as to those matters (he) (she) (they) (believes) (believe) it to be true.

Sworn to before me this __

day of __, 20_

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(Notary Public) (Commissioner of Deeds)

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EXHIBIT "A"

(True copy of equalization table complained of and a statement of the aggregate assessed valuation of the taxable real property in each city and town within the county.)

EXHIBIT "B"

(True copy of statement of the amount of county taxes paid or payable in each city and town within the county.)

NOTICE OF HEARING

STATE OF NEW YORK

Index

State Board of Real Property Tax Services,

ss. :

No.:

In the Matter of the Review of the Equalization made by the (County Legislature) (Board of Supervisors) (Commissioners of Equalization) (County Tax Commission) of the County of __ in __, 20_; upon complaint of __(name of complainant or complainants) of the (town) (city) of ________

You will please take notice that the above complaint will be heard at ______ on the __ day of __, 20_

To: Clerk of Board of Supervisors,

STATE BOARD OF REAL

PROPERTY TAX SERVICES

County of____;

Complainant

____

;

By ________

Chief Executive Officer, each city

and town within county.

Dated: ______