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Board denies abatement for lack of valid owner signature; application dated 2/28/2023 found insufficient
Summary
The Board of Assessors denied an abatement application submitted via a representative because the owner's signature on the form dated 2/28/2023 did not meet the current-owner-signature requirement for a valid abatement application.
The board found the abatement application submitted on behalf of the taxpayer by Jose Dematos insufficient because the owner's signature on the form was dated 2/28/2023 and did not meet the requirement that an abatement application include the current owner's signature. K. Mudgett moved to deny and J. Rice seconded; the motion carried unanimously.
Board members emphasized the procedural requirement that abatement petitions include a valid owner signature; without a properly signed application the board cannot consider substantive valuation arguments. The denial was recorded as a procedural insufficiency rather than a valuation determination.
