What Is An Abatement?
An abatement reduces your property’s value and taxes after the assessor corrects inaccurate property information or adjusts your property’s value after reviewing evidence that demonstrates the assessed value was incorrect.
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Quincy 2022 Sales Data
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Real Estate Abatement Application
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Quincy 2022 Sales Data
Know Your Deadlines
Deadlines are critical. You have from January 1st to February 1st of a given year to file an abatement. If February 1st falls on the weekend, you can file the following Monday. By law, late filings must be denied.
Who Files An Abatement?
In most cases, those who can file an abatement include: the homeowner, a personal representative with a valid power of attorney, and a designated trustee for a property-owning trust.
Deadlines Are Important
Deadlines are critical. You have from January 1st to February 1st to file an abatement. If February 1st falls on the weekend, you can file the following Monday. Late filings will be denied by law.
Who Files An Abatement?
In most cases, those who can file an abatement include: The homeowner, a personal representative with a valid power of attorney and a designated trustee for a property-owning trust.
Should I File for An Abatement?
You can determine if filing for an abatement makes sense by reviewing the same data as the assessor; the same property records and sales of comparable properties the assessors use are available to the public. See our abatement brochure for the abatement process and to help you determine if it makes sense to file an abatement.What Happens Next?
If you’ve decided to file for an abatement, here’s what happens:
A property inspection: if you’ve not already scheduled a property inspection through the Quincy Assessors’ Property Inspection webpage, the Assessors’ Office may reach out to schedule a property inspection. These inspections generally take about 20 minutes and are scheduled for a time convenient to your schedule. The assessor will revalidate the property record data during the inspection.
No later than three months after you filed the abatement application, the assessor will either send an abatement certificate that states your refund amount or a notice of denial.
If you do not agree with the assessor’s decision, you can appeal to the Appellate Tax Board. Please visit Real Estate Tax Appeals: A Helpful Guide for Taxpayers and Assessors for more information on how to appeal.
If you’ve not scheduled a property inspection through the Quincy Assessors’ webpage Property Inspection, a contact from the Assessors’ Office may reach out to schedule a property inspection. These inspections generally take about 20 minutes and are scheduled for a time convenient to your schedule.
No later than three months after you filed the abatement application, you will receive either an abatement certificate that states your refund amount or a notice of denial.
If you do not agree with the assessor’s decision, you can appeal to the Appellate Tax Board. Please visit Real Estate Tax Appeals: A Helpful Guide for Taxpayers and Assessors for more information.
ONE LAST THING - PLEASE PAY YOUR TAXES!
Please pay the taxes billed to you, even while awaiting a decision on your abatement or appeal. Failure to pay taxes in a timely manner disallows an appeal of an abatement decision, in most cases, and will cause you to incur interest charges until the late payment is received by the tax collector.
Please pay the taxes billed to you, even while awaiting a decision on your abatement or appeal. Failure to pay taxes in a timely manner disallows an appeal of an abatement decision, in most cases, and will cause you to incur interest charges until the late payment is received by the tax collector.
