Filing A Petition
A SCAR petition may be filed by any property owner who:
- was aggrieved by an assessment;
- owns and occupies a one-, two-, or three-family, residence that is used exclusively for residential purposes or owns an unimproved lot that is not of sufficient size as determined by the assessing unit to contain a one-, two-, or three-family residential structure; and
- has already filed a written complaint (Property tax forms - Assessment grievance) with the Board of Assessment Review (Board) or Access Review Commission (ARC) - Nassau.
Find your local assessment body:
- The only condominiums that qualify as property subject to a SCAR proceeding are:
- (1) owner-occupied condominiums used exclusively for residential purposes that are located in Nassau County and New York City and are designated as "Class One" property, (Real Property Tax law "RPTL" §1802 [1]), and
- (2) owner-occupied condominiums used exclusively for residential purposes that have been designated in the "homestead" class in jurisdictions outside Nassau County and New York City.
- Petitions may be completed by the property owner or by a hired representative. If a representative files the petition, the property owner must complete the "Designation of Representative" section of the petition.
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Outside New York City
How to Fill Out the SCAR Petition
IMPORTANT: You can use either the Adobe Acrobat or Foxit Reader to fill out the application.
To save data entered in your form, you must use the Foxit Reader.
Using Foxit* (a free & easy to download Reader):
- First, download and save the application to your local computer.
- Next, install Foxit, using these instructions.
*You must use Microsoft's Internet Explorer Browser when working with Foxit.