Local Politics:Issues:Real Estate Tax Assessment

News

 * Lexington Minuteman: Town officials explain commercial assessments in Lexington, by Ben Aaronson (Aug 12, 2010)
 * Lexington Minuteman: Assessing a situation, by Ian B. Murphy (Aug 14, 2008)

Lexington documents and data

 * Assessors Online Database and Registry of Deeds for Lexington, MA
 * [[Media:Assessments Lexington Commercial properties assessed well below their sale price.pdf|Lexington Commercial Properties Assessed Well Below Their Sale Price]], by Patrick Mehr (2013)
 * [[Media:Assessments Comml Ind Appraising Presentation 1.13.11 by Steve Foster.pdf|Overview of the Commercial and Industrial Property Assessment Process]], by Steve Foster (Jan 13, 2011)
 * Town of Lexington FY2013 Tax Classification Packet
 * Lexington 2011 [[Media:LexingtonAtAGlance2011.doc|At A Glance Report]]
 * lex-tmma threads:
 * Assessments - articles 37 & 38: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lex-tmma/message/13686 (Mar 2011)
 * Starwood Hotel Property Sale: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lex-tmma/message/16974 (Feb 2013)
 * Town officials rush to help businesses - but not to tax them fairly… http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lex-tmma/message/17593 (Apr 2013)
 * Another T.I.F. under consideration? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lex-tmma/message/17610 (May 2013)
 * Town Meeting action:
 * 2011 Annual Town Meeting minutes, Article 37 (Commercial Assessments Citizen Motion) and Article 38 (Residential Assessments Citizen Motion)

Massachusetts documents

 * MA DoR Assessment Administration: Law Procedures and Valuation Course 101 Handbook
 * MA DoR Assessment Certification and Field Review Manual
 * MA DoR Certification Standards
 * [[Media:MA FY2005 - 2011 Multi-Year At-A-Glance Report.xls|MA FY2005 - 2011 Multi-Year At-A-Glance Report]]
 * Selected ATB tax appeal decisions:
 * USAA Properties v. Chelmsford (Dec 5, 2012)
 * 540 Taunton, LLC v. Taunton (Oct 12, 2012)
 * Fawcett St Associates v. Cambridge (Jun 30, 2008)
 * Cambridge Park 125 Realty Corp. and Cambridge Park 150 Realty Corp. v. Cambridge (June 13, 2008)

US States documents

 * NY State DoR survey on Ratio Studies in various US States (1995)
 * International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) Standard on Ratio Studies