FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the questions New Jersey homeowners ask most about property tax appeals, our process, and what it costs.
A property tax appeal is a formal request to lower your home's assessed value — the number your town uses to calculate your tax bill. If your home is over-assessed, you're overpaying every year until you challenge it. The appeal process is run through your county tax board and has a hard annual deadline.
New Jersey homeowners whose property is over-assessed. The quickest way to check is to run your address through our free eligibility tool — it takes about 60 seconds and tells you whether an appeal is worth pursuing based on your current assessed value and recent comparable sales.
We currently serve Essex, Hudson, Bergen, Passaic, and Middlesex counties. Additional counties are coming soon.
April 1 of each year. This deadline is set by New Jersey law and cannot be extended. Missing it means waiting another full year.
One combined fee applies to every filing:
- Filing fee — $100, non-refundable:
- Due once you sign your retainer, before your document packet is generated. This fee applies regardless of your appeal's outcome.
- Success fee — 50% of first-year savings:
- Owed only if your appeal results in a reduction, calculated on your first year's tax savings. If we don't win, no success fee is owed.
- A comparable sales analysis showing what similar homes in your area sold for
- A rules-based, deterministic score of your appeal strength, calculated from public sales data
- A complete document packet ready to submit to your county tax board
- Step-by-step filing instructions
Most clients receive their completed document packet within 24 hours of submitting their information.
All appeals filed through this platform are handled in partnership with Scipio Law LLC, a licensed New Jersey law firm. Before your filing packet is generated, you will be asked to review and sign a retainer agreement with Scipio Law. This ensures your appeal is supported by a licensed attorney. The results of the eligibility check are informational only and do not constitute legal advice.
Your county tax board schedules a hearing — typically within a few months of the filing deadline. At the hearing, you present your comparable sales evidence. The board then decides whether to reduce your assessment. If approved, the reduction applies to your current tax year.
It depends on how much your home is over-assessed. While many homeowners see meaningful reductions in their assessed value, no outcome is guaranteed. Appeal results depend on comparable sales data, county tax board decisions, and other factors outside our control.
You can appeal the county board's decision to the New Jersey Tax Court within 45 days of the judgment. We'll have guidance on that process available soon.
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