Property Tax Appeal · Suffolk County, NY
Grieve your property taxes
in Suffolk County, NY.
Home to Riverhead, Suffolk County homeowners appeal through New York’s system: the town or city assessor sets the value, and the Board of Assessment Review hears the case. Boards act on evidence of market value as of the assessment date — a licensed, USPAP-compliant appraisal is that evidence. Start with the $5 check to see what you’d save.
Grievance Day is the 4th Tuesday in May in most towns, but it varies — Nassau, Suffolk, and the cities run their own calendars. NYC’s Tax Commission deadlines fall in March. Your assessment notice states the exact date — and the appraiser prepares your report and filing guidance for Suffolk County’s procedure.
New York towns assess at different fractions of market value (the equalization rate), so the number on your notice isn’t the market value claim itself — the grievance contests the implied market value. SCAR is available for owner-occupied one-to-three family homes.
Suffolk County questions
Grievance Day is the 4th Tuesday in May in most towns, but it varies — Nassau, Suffolk, and the cities run their own calendars. NYC’s Tax Commission deadlines fall in March. Your assessment notice states the exact date for Suffolk County.
Outside New York City, you contest your assessment by filing a grievance (Form RP-524) with your town or city’s Board of Assessment Review, generally on or before Grievance Day. If the board doesn’t give you what the evidence supports, homeowners can continue to Small Claims Assessment Review (SCAR) for a $30 filing fee — a homeowner-friendly forum where a licensed appraisal is the classic winning exhibit. On Long Island, grievance filing is so common it’s practically an annual ritual, and Nassau County runs its own Assessment Review Commission with a distinct calendar.
Comparable sales as of the assessment date, adjusted for the differences between those homes and yours — the substance of a licensed appraisal. Board of Assessment Review panels see hundreds of cases; a signed, USPAP-compliant report is the document they can act on.
We’re not an AVM, a computer model, or a real-estate agent estimate. Every report is prepared under the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) and signed by a licensed appraiser in your state — the same qualification required for mortgage appraisals.