Assessment Update Project
City of Batavia Assessor announces mailing of preliminary assessment values as part of the Assessment Update Project, Full Value Assessments will be mailed to property owners in the City of Batavia starting April 1st.
City Assessor, Rhonda M Saulsbury, announces beginning April 1st, 2024, Change of Assessment Notices will be mailed to property owners within the City. Instructions will be included with each notice indicating the procedure for requesting an informal review, how to obtain forms and where to get information. Ms. Saulsbury reminds property owners to review the full market value estimate found on the Change of Assessment Notification. If you do not agree with this estimate AND can offer proof for a change, you can follow the process of filing a challenge. Informal reviews will be held during the month of April. Appointments are required.
Information regarding property assessments, inventory data and sale information will be available beginning April 1st online at: https://cityofbatavia.prosgar.com
The City of Batavia strives to maintain a 100% equalization rate (sale price to assessment ratio) which means that we aim to keep our assessments at 100% full market value across all property types. To accomplish this we do regular re-valuations and make adjustments accordingly during the assessment update project. Values can adjust due to both physical changes and/or market changes.
As part of this process, we run each property through our appraisal software system, comparing the building style, square footage, year built, bedrooms, baths, lot size, et cetera, against the recent sale data. We then do field review to determine the fair full market value based on the aforementioned data.
Although we review each neighborhood within the City during each cycle, we only update values in those that have experienced an increase in market values.
As sale values have continued to climb 12-14% +/- above current assessments, we must adjust assessed values in accordance with NYS Real Property Tax Law guidelines, in regular cycles.
Grievance Day 2024 will be held on May 30th from 2:30-4:30 PM & 6:00-8:00 PM. Grievance Day is held in Council Chambers on the 2nd floor of City Hall, located at One Batavia City Centre.
The Grievance form, Informal Review form, sale & inventory data, and the Citywide new assessments to assist you in comparing property values, can be found as of April 1st in the City Clerk’s Office, at the library, and on the City of Batavia’s website: https://www.batavianewyork.com/ (Departments/Assessment) as well as https://cityofbatavia.prosgar.com