Monroe County Reassessment: DELAYED (!?)

MONROE COUNTY REASSESSMENT PROJECT

This notice is to inform all Monroe County Property owners that the Reassessment Implementation date has been changed from the year 2019 to the year 2020.

What does this mean to the property owner?

1. The Reassessment Company, Tyler Technologies, will continue to collect data on properties in 2018 through early 2019.
2. Preliminary assessments will be mailed to property owners no later than March 2019 for review. At that time, if you do not agree with the assessment information provided, you can file an informal review with Tyler Technologies.
3. Final assessments will be mailed no later than July 1, 2019. You will have 40 days from the date on the notice to file a formal appeal with the Board of Assessment Revision.
4. New Assessments will be used to generate the 2020 Tax Bills.

Any other question please call the Monroe County Assessment Office 570-517-3133

FAQ

• Do I need to let the person doing the assessment into my house?
  No!  You may choose to let them in to see the inside of your home but this is entirely optional.

Further Reading:

• Monroe County Reassessment Delayed One Year - “Several issues are to blame”

• Personnel issues delay property reassessment - “Tyler ran into managerial problems at the beginning that started us down the wrong path,” Commissioner Chairman John Moyer said. “It underestimated how hard it would be to get estimators who measure the homes and collect the info on which the rest of this stuff hinges.”
• Monroe County residents question county reassessment (read the comments on this article!)