In two recent decisions, Connecticut Tax Court Presiding Judge Matthew Budzik found that three facilities consisting of solar panels and related equipment were entitled to property tax exemptions pursuant to Connecticut...more
6/26/2025
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With the Connecticut General Assembly in the home stretch of the 2025 legislative session, the following noteworthy property tax bills have been voted out of committee for consideration and possible action by both chambers of...more
4/29/2025
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On Monday, March 10, 2025, the Connecticut General Assembly’s Planning and Development Committee held a public hearing on the following eminent domain, property tax and land use bills of interest to the business community...more
3/11/2025
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Two of the Connecticut General Assembly's most influential committees are holding public hearings this week on the following property tax bills of note...more
2/25/2025
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A number of Connecticut municipalities listed below are scheduled to conduct real property revaluations effective October 1, 2024. ...more
10/2/2024
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A large number of Connecticut municipalities are conducting revaluations as of October 1, 2023.
A notice containing the proposed new assessment of your property will be mailed before the end of this year. ...more
10/19/2023
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Two bills pending before the Connecticut General Assembly seek to impose a new state-wide property tax on different classes of real property. Currently, property taxes are only imposed at the municipal level of government. ...more
2/23/2023
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For as long as most of us can remember, real and personal property in Connecticut has been assessed for property tax purposes at 70% of its fair market value. Senate Bill No. 999, which was recently introduced in the...more
Please note: This alert was originally published on 09/28/2022 and was updated on 11/17/2022.
A large number of Connecticut municipalities are conducting revaluations as of October 1, 2022. ...more
11/18/2022
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Connecticut municipalities are scheduled to conduct real property revaluations effective October 1, 2022. You may find the complete list of Connecticut municipalities conducting October 1, 2022 revaluations on the OPM website...more
As the result of a recent change to the law, Connecticut’s municipal revaluation schedule will be undergoing some significant changes beginning with the October 1, 2024 grand list. With the passage of Section 7 of Public Act...more
The Connecticut General Assembly recently passed a bill (File No. 678) that would allow 10 municipalities to postpone their upcoming revaluations by a year. Four municipalities (Danbury, Orange, Wilton and Stamford) are...more
Forty Connecticut municipalities are scheduled to conduct real property revaluations effective October 1, 2021. The following is a partial list of some larger municipalities undergoing a revaluation this year, which are home...more
9/27/2021
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The deadline to appeal Fiscal Year 2021 assessments to municipal Boards of Assessors in Massachusetts depends on whether your property is located in a municipality that collects taxes two or four times per year. ...more
Thirty-four Connecticut municipalities are scheduled to conduct real property revaluations effective October 1, 2020. In response to COVID-19, Governor Lamont issued Executive Order 7S earlier this year which...more
On the evening of April 1, 2020, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued the latest in a series of executive orders addressing the current public health crisis and its impacts on all aspects of our society. ...more
Fourteen Connecticut municipalities are conducting real property revaluations effective October 1, 2019.
A revaluation notice containing the proposed new assessment of your property will be mailed in the latter part of...more
Approximately 20% of Connecticut’s 169 municipalities usually conduct general revaluations every five years as required by law. Due to a quirk in the schedule, 2019 revaluations will be conducted by only 14 communities. While...more
8/13/2019
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October 10, 2018 Approximately a quarter of Connecticut municipalities plan to conduct revaluations effective October 1, 2018....more
Approximately 20 percent of Connecticut municipalities plan to conduct revaluations effective October 1, 2017.
For those with commercial real property located in a revaluing community, you should know that a representative...more
Declaratory Judgment Not the Correct Remedy -
Danping Li sued the Town of Woodbury with regard to the assessments of three properties she owned in that community. One of the counts of her complaint seeking a declaratory...more
Thorny Exemption Issue Discussed -
Limited Liability Company X owns property in the Town of Windham which it leases to Corporation Y. Both entities are tax exempt under the Internal Revenue Code. Both entities...more
A number of Connecticut municipalities (see list at the end of this alert) plan to conduct revaluations effective October 1, 2014.
For those with commercial real property located in one of the communities on the list,...more
A number of Connecticut municipalities (see list at the end of this alert) plan to conduct revaluations effective October 1, 2013.
For those with commercial real property located in one of the communities on the list,...more
The deadline for formally protesting an assessment to the boards of assessment appeals of the municipalities listed below is March 20, 2013. Appeal forms will be available at the assessor's office as the deadline approaches. ...more