Real Estate Abatement Application & Instructions

Click here to download an Abatement Application.

FISCAL YEAR 2023 REAL ESTATE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES

APPLICATIONS FOR REAL ESTATE ABATEMENT ARE AVAILABLE via DOWNLOAD USING THE ABOVE LINK AND IN THE ASSESSORS OFFICE LOCATED IN TOWN HALL AT 1 LIBRARY ST., GEORGETOWN.  

OFFICE HOURS ARE:

  • MON - THUR - CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC, AVAILABLE BY PHONE OR EMAIL 8AM-4PM
  • FRI  - CLOSED.

The assessing date for Fiscal Year 2023 tax bills is JANUARY 1, 2022, and all relevant documentation should be made to reflect this date. If you have had a recent appraisal done for you on your property it must reflect the assessing date. It is not necessary at this time to hire an appraiser, as long as you are willing to do the homework required. Property valuations for Fiscal Year 2023 are based upon the actual sales of property in Georgetown during 2021. Calendar Year 2021 Sales Report is available on the Assessor's Page Menu. Find at least three (3) sales of property most comparable to yours and as close to the assessing date as possible. Compare these properties to yours i.e. overall building area, building style, number of rooms, bedrooms, baths, condition, age, land area, location, garages, pools, sheds, etc. Individual Property Record Cards can be accessed using the MiMap application from the Assessor's Page Menu. These same procedures should apply if you feel you are being assessed unfairly relative to neighboring properties.

PLEASE NOTE THAT FILING AN APPLICATION FOR ABATEMENT WILL RESULT IN A PROPERTY INSPECTION BY THE ASSESSORS!

Remember, this is the process whereby you are proving your case that the valuation is incorrect. Any other supporting documentation you may have should be supplied along with the application for abatement. The board may request or offer an opportunity for you to present your case directly to them. If the board does not act within the allowed  90 day time period the application is “deemed denied”. You will receive notice from this office as to an abatement granted or denied. If you wish to discuss the board’s response, contact this office and we will schedule a time for you to meet with the board.

APPLICATIONS FOR ABATEMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY THIS OFFICE NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2023. (An application is considered timely filed if postmarked on or before the due date by the USPS first class postage prepaid addressed to the proper address of the assessors.

If you are not satisfied with the board’s decision, or the application is deeded denied, you have the right to file an appeal with the Appellate Tax Board, 100 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA. Phone (617) 727-3100. 

BOARD OF ASSESSORS

  • David A Bogdan, Chairman
  • Arthur MacDonald
  • Michael Anderson

Click here to download Abatement Form 128.