927 Property Owners Meet with Tyler on Revaluation

If you had questions about your new assessment, you were not alone. According to Village Assessor Nanette Albanese, 927 property owners, or about 15% of Scarsdale property owners, held "informal" meetings with representatives from Tyler Technologies, the company that conducted the Village-wide revaluation. Tyler is now reviewing the information gathered at those sessions and will determine whether or not to adjust the valuations in time for the June 2, 2014 tentative assessment role.

All 927 property owners will receive written notification of the outcome of their meetings. Even those who did not have a meeting could receive notification of a change in valuation if Tyler determines that "a change is warranted."

Apparently Tyler was alerted to a few homes that were under-assessed and they are taking a second look at those as well.

Though some whose valuations were decreased are bemoaning the fact that they are paying 2014 taxes based on the old, higher valuation, Albanese says, "It's not a matter of fairness ..... it is the law. Taxes are always paid on a prior year's assessment and the period to have addressed the purported "underassessment" has long passed."

Those who have noted errors on their property data card, even if it doesn't affect valuation, may want to call it to the attention of Tyler so it can be corrected. Tyler is currently working at 25 Ramsey Road and corrections can be sent to them at that address.