Appeals to the tax assessor, must be filed within ninety (90) days from the date the first tax payment is due. For appeals to the local tax board of review, forms must be filed with the local tax board of review not more than thirty (30) days after the assessor renders a decision, or if the assessor does not render a decision within forty-five (45) days of the filing of the appeal, not more than ninety (90) days after the expiration of the forty-five (45) day period.
You may appeal your assessment if your property is:
- Overvalued (assessed value is more than the fair market value as of December 31 in the year of the last update or revaluation for real estate and as of December 31 of the tax year for a personal estate for any reason, including clerical and data processing errors;
- Disproportionately assessed in comparison with other properties;
- Classified incorrectly as residential, commercial, industrial or open space, farm or forest;
- Illegal tax partially or fully exempt; (5) modified from its condition from the time of the last update or revaluation.
RI GENERAL LAW: §44-5-26: For appeals to the tax assessor, this form must be filed with the local office of tax assessment within ninety (90) days from the date the first tax payment is due. For appeals to the local tax board of review, this form must be filed with the local tax board of review not more than thirty (30) days after the assessor renders a decision, or if the assessor does not render a decision within forty-five (45) days of the filing of the appeal, not more than (90) days after the expiration of the forty-five (45) day period. To dispute your valuation or assessment or to correct any other billing problem or error that caused your tax bill to be higher than it should be, you must appeal within ninety (90) days from the date the first tax payment is due.