Acronyms
ROW
What is "Right of Way?"
The BAR has the power to vote on whether to lower an assessment to an amount (not to exceed what was asked for on the form), or they may opt to do this instead.
What is leave assessment as is?
Dutchess Lane
Where is Palermo?
New York State's Office of Real Property is a department of what State Agency?
What is Tax & Finance?
Unmarried persons buying property together who want title to pass between them in the event of the other's death would wisely establish Joint Tenancy with Rights of this.
What is Survivorship?
RPS
What is "Real Property System?"
Homeowners unsatisfied with the BAR's decision may move onto this next judicial step, so long as they own and occupy their home or own an "unbuildable" parcel of land.
What is Small Claims Assessment Review, or SCAR?
Dempster Beach Drive
Where is New Haven?
This code appearing on property tax bills indicates that an escrow company will receive the bill instead of the land owner.
What is a Bank Code?
A Right of Way gives a person or persons the right to cross your property for ingress and egress, whereas this term means to give them the right to enter your land for a specific purpose.
What is an Easement?
PILOT
What is "Payment in Lieu of Taxes?"
Grounds for complaints on assessment fall into one of four categories: unequal assessment, excessive assessment, unlawful assessment, and this fourth type that does not apply in our County.
What is Misclassification?
Fraser Road
Where is Sandy Creek?
If you filed a deed and paid $4 for every $1,000 of the sales price you were subjected to this real estate tax.
What is Transfer Tax?
Homeowners who have ambiguous property borders may wish to enter into this type of agreement to better define where the border should be.
What is a Boundary Line Agreement?
SFLA
What is "Square Footage of Living Area?"
This agreement (in writing) between the homeowner and the assessor can take place any time after the filing of the tentative assessment roll all the way up until grievance day.
What is a Stipulation?
Jim Shampine Drive
Where is Oswego City?
This 3-digit code is assigned to every parcel on an assessment roll and is used to classify and group parcels based on common characteristics.
What is Property Class?
Many older deeds often listed one owner followed by "& W." the W standing in for this.
What is Wife?
ESRI
"Environmental Systems Research Institute?"
Grievance hearings must be held in an accessible and open manner due to this law.
What is Public Officer's Law?
Wedgeworth Drive
Where is West Monroe?
State Owned Land is not taxable for County purposes, except in this Town.
Where is Redfield?
If you border Lake Ontario you likely have Littoral water rights, but if you border the Oswego River you might have this other water right instead.
What is Riparian?