NEW LEBANON TOWN ASSESSOR
(Directions to Town Hall Offices – click here)
Kimberly Smith, Assessor
Phone: 518-794-8875
Fax: 518-794-9694
Office Hours:
Monday 8:00 am – 12:00 pm & Wednesday 12-2 (by Appointment)
The fastest and easiest way to contact the assessor is via email.
Email: [email protected]
TAXES – The Assessor does not determine tax rates or collect taxes. For information regarding TAXES please call the TAX COLLECTOR. You can view or print your tax bill by following this LINK.
Tammie Darcy, Tax Collector
[email protected]
Phone: 518-794-8882
Fax: 518-794-9694
Lisa Kreutziger, School Tax Collector
New Lebanon CSD
Phone: 518-794-1600
Email: [email protected]
JoAnne Wright
(518) 392-1508
Collector of School Taxes
Chatham CSD
50 Woodbridge Ave.
Chatham, NY 12037
DEEDS and other PUBLIC Documents are NOT kept in the Assessors office. To view these records please follow this LINK.
QUICK LINKS
NYS Office of Real Property Tax Services (ORPTS)
Columbia County Real Property
New Lebanon Assessment Roll
Assessment & Inventory Data for all Columbia County Municipalities
Deeds and Public Records
Tax Bills
Tax Foreclosure Sales
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GRIEVANCE DAY INFORMATION
The Wednesday following the last Tuesday in May.
Normal hours are between the hours of 4 pm – 8 pm.
In the year of a Reassessment they may start earlier.
The Board of Assessment Review is a public meeting held once a year in the Meeting room located in the New Lebanon Town Hall.
Complaint forms can be accepted up until the close of the meeting. However, to avoid an adjournment forms should be submitted 3 days prior to Grievance Day to allow time for the Assessor to review. Forms can be mailed, emailed or dropped off at the Town Hall.
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Exemption Forms
- Agricultural Assessment Exemption: RP-305 (new Ag), RP-305-R (renewals) –
- Soils Group Worksheets can be obtained at Columbia County Soil and Water District (518) 828-4386 x 3
- Low Income Disabled Exemption:RP-459-c (new applicants), RP-459-C-Rnw (renewals)
- This provides for an exemption in the amount of between 5% and 50% depending on Income.
- The current Income Limit for the Town and County is between $34,000 for a 50% exemption and $42,399 for a 5% exemption.
- Income includes all Social Security. All owners and their Spouses income is included.
- Low Income Senior Exemption: RP-467 (new applicants), RP-467-Rnw (for renewals)
- This provides for an exemption in the amount of between 5% and 50% depending on Income.
- The current Income Limit for the Town and County is between $34,000 for a 50% exemption and $42,399 for a 5% exemption.
- Income includes all Social Security. All owners and their Spouses income is included.
- You MUST include a copy of your prior year Federal Tax Return. If you do not file a return you MUST fill out an Income Worksheet.
- Alternative Veteran’s Exemption: (RP-458-a)
- Cold War Veteran’s Exemption (RP-458-b)
- Volunteer Firefighters and Ambulance workers – (RP-466-a)
- Non Profit Exemptions: See this Page of the Assessor’s Manual for details and a list of necessary forms for new applicants and for renewals.
- Forest exemptions
For exemption renewals, applicants will be mailed or a renewal form around December 1st. If you do not receive a form by the end of December, please contact the A