Services
Assessor
Town Assessor's Office Hours
Wednesdays and Thursdays: 9AM to 4:30PM; please call ahead.
The Town Assessor's offices are located in the Town Office Building. To reach the Assessors office by phone call 585-991-5000 or 585-991-5006. The Assessor is Kenneth Pike.
Assessment Rolls
Livingston County Assessment Roll Information by Town and Year
NYS Real Property Resources
Information and tools from the NYS Office of Real Property Tax Services (ORPTS)
Assessment Documents, Forms & Tools
Important links, application documents, forms and worksheets for exemptions, grievances and other assessment functions.
About Assessment
The job of the Assessor is to maintain real property at a fair and equitable value. The Assessor is obligated by New York State law with maintaining a uniform standard assessment of all real property within the Town of Geneseo. The Office of the Assessor is regulated by the New York State Real Property Tax Law (RPTL) and the Office of Real Property Tax Services (ORPTS).
In accordance with rules and regulations set forth in New York Real Property Tax Law, the Town of Geneseo participates in the cyclical reassessment program. Cyclical reassessment involves the analysis of all properties in the municipality every four years to determine if they reflect current market values and making adjustments where necessary. Assessment changes may also be made due to change in use, and/or issuance of a building permit for new construction, remodeling or demolition. The most recent reassessment was performed in 2022.
The assessor performs many other administrative functions, such as inspecting new construction and major improvements to existing structures. This ensures that the record of each property's physical inventory is current and that the appropriate improvements are assessed.
The assessor also approves and keeps track of property tax exemptions. Among the most common are the senior citizen, School Tax Relief (STAR), veterans, agricultural, and business exemptions.
NOTE: All forms delivered to the office in person will be DATE STAMPED with a COPY handed back. Forms mailed in will be DATE STAMPED and mailed back to the person submitting for their files if a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope is provided.
Frequently Asked Questions
The NYS Department of Taxation & Finance provides STAR eligibility information.
- What is Taxable Status?
Taxable Status is determined by the value of the property minus any exemptions. All exemptions must be filed with the Assessor by the taxable status date of March 1st.
- What are Exemptions?
Exemptions determine Taxable Status, and must be filed by March 1st with the Town Assessor's Office. Exemptions that can be filed though the Office of the Town Assessor include:
- Senior Citizen
- STAR Basic
- STAR Enhanced
- Clergy
- Building
- Agricultural Business
- Agricultural Land
- Not-for-profit organization
To file an exemption based on Veteran status, please contact the Veteran's Affairs Office in Mt. Morris (585-243-7960).
- What is Grievance Day?
A tentative assessment roll is filed on May 1 of each year in the Town Clerk's Office, based on any new construction to any property you claim ownership of. A final assessment roll is filed in the same office on July 1.
Grievance Day, held on the Thursday after the fourth (4th) Tuesday in May, is a forum for disputing the tentative assessment roll before the final assessment roll is filed.
Grievance forms may be obtained from the Town Assessor's Office, in the Town Office Building and must be filed by the close of Grievance Day.
- Making and Updating Assessments
Any addition to any property you claim ownership of is considered new construction. Common forms of new construction include: homes, decks, in-ground pools, and garages. If you are unsure about your new construction, contact the Town Assessor's Office.
New construction is valued every year. Contact the Town Assessor's Office for an appointment.
Updates to assessments are made every four years. The last update to the assessment roll was done in 2022.
- Change of Address
The Town Assessor's Office must be notified if you undergo a change of address. Please call the office for more information.
- What does Equalization Rate mean?
The Equalization Rate is the ratio of a property's assessment value to its market value. Updates to assessments are made every four years. The last update to the assessment roll was done in 2022.