Assessor

Mark Dimauro Principal Assessor mdimauro@easthampton.org (413) 529-1401 voice (413) 529-1433 fax Connie Begley Data Collector cbegley@easthampton.org (413) 529-1401 voice (413) 529-1433 fax Jeannie Belden Assistant Assessor jbelden@easthampton.org (413) 529-1401 voice (413) 529-1433 fax

OFFICE HOURS Monday – Thursday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Closed Friday

Online Property Assessment

>>click here for Online Property Assessment


>>click here for Proposed FY 2010 Property Values

A computer terminal with property record information is also available to the public during office hours.

Board of Assessors

Mark Dimauro, Chair 
Raymah Hutchinson
David Zagorski

Assessors are appointed by the Easthampton City Council. The Assessors are required by Massachusetts Law to list and value all real and personal property. The valuations are subject to ad valorem taxation on the assessment roll each year. The “ad valorem” basis for taxation means that all property should be taxed “according to value”, which is the definition of ad valorem. Assessed values in Massachusetts are based on “full and fair cash value”, or 100 percent of fair market value.

Please note that abatements can only be filed after the actual bills are mailed (late December).

Assessors are required to submit these values to the State Department of Revenue for certification every three years. In the years between certification, Assessors must also maintain the values. The Assessors review sales and the market every year and thereby reassess values each year. This is done so that the property taxpayer pays his or her fair share of the cost of local government, in proportion to the amount of money the property is worth, on a yearly basis rather than every three years.

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