Assessor

Review the Preliminary FY2020 Property Tax Rates

Description of Services:

The Assessor is appointed by the Town Manager and supervised by the Assistant Town Manager for Finance. 

The Assessing Office's primary function is the assessment of full and fair market values (in accordance with Massachusetts General Laws and regulations) of all real and personal property in Lexington to equitably allocate Lexington's annual tax levy among Lexington taxpayers, and the evaluation of any applications for abatement of such property.

Proposed FY 2020 Lexington Residential Assessed Values
DOR Approved FY 2019 Lexington Residential Assessed Values 

 The Assessor is responsible to improve the computer-assisted-mass-appraisal databases of real and personal property, to annually re-value all such property based on market changes, and to submit all data for a re-certification review done by the Massachusetts DOR every five years.

Other significant duties include: a) administration of motor vehicle excise tax abatement, and b) determination of taxpayer eligibility for deferral of (or exemption from) property taxes, and the Community Preservation Act surcharge.

On a three-year revolving basis, the Town Manager appoints a three-member Board of Assessors to review requests for abatements, approve tax exemptions, and provide policy guidance regarding the operations of the Assessor's Office.

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