Assessment Appeals

If you feel your real estate, personal property or supplemental motor vehicle assessment is incorrect, you may appeal your assessment to the Board of Assessment Appeals. Appeals must be in writing on the appeal form, and filed on or before the grievance day which is February 20th. The Board of Assessment Appeals meets in March to hear appeals. The Board will notify all appellants who filed an appeal form on or before February 20th, of the date, time and place of the appeal hearing. The Board of Assessment Appeals has the power to increase, decrease or make no change to an assessment . Any change of assessment for real estate or personal property made by the Board of Assessment Appeals will take affect on the tax bill that comes out in July. 

The Board is also required to meet in September to hear motor vehicle appeals for vehicles listed on the October 1st Grand List.

IMPORTANT: Filing an appeal does not remove your responsibility to pay taxes on time. If you wish to pay your taxes under protest until you reach a conclusion of your appeal, you must inform the tax collector.

Click here for the 2023 Grand List Board of Assessment Appeals application for March appeals or contact the Assessor’s Office at (860) 871-3650.

Click here for the September Board of Assessment Appeals application.

Instructions for Filing Real Property Assessment Appeals

Tolland taxpayers may appeal their property assessment by completing the “Application to Appeal” form and filing the form in the Assessor’s Office on or before February 20, 2024. Section 12-111 of the Connecticut General Statutes states that, “The written appeal shall include, but is not limited to, the property owner’s name, description of the property which is the subject of the appeal, name and mailing address of the party to be sent all correspondence by the board of assessment appeals, reason for the appeal, appellant’s estimate of value, signature of property owner, or duly authorized agent of the property owner, and date of signature.” “The board shall notify each aggrieved taxpayer who filed a written appeal in the proper form and in a timely manner, no later than March first immediately following the assessment date, of the date, time and place of the appeal hearing.” (CGS Sec. 12-111.) Each appellant will have 15 minutes to present the appeal. If you submitted an appeal, but decided not to appear in front of the Board of Assessment Appeals you must forward a  BAA Withdrawal. 

Appeal Application

Please complete the application and returned to the Assessor's office by February 20, 2024. The mailing address is: Tolland Assessor, 21 Tolland Green, Tolland, CT 06084

  • Provide information of the legal property owner.
  • Provide the appellant information if it is different than the property owner. Also, the property owner must designate the name of the appellant in writing and attach the notice to the application.
  • Provide the contact information if different than the property owner. Contact information must include a phone number.
  • The grand list is for October 1st. The list number is on the assessment change notification sent by the Assessor’s Office.
  • List the street address in the property description section, and the map number if it is available. Check the box for the correct property type.
  • In the reason for the appeal, identify the differences in the assessment that would reduce the assessment value.
  • Appellant must state the estimated property value.
  • Appellant must sign and date the form.

The Board of Assessment Appeals will review the application and return a copy of the form with the date and time of the hearing.