Assessor
Dana Merizzi
Phone: 315-497-0066
Phone: 315-253-1033
Email: dmerizzi@cayugacounty.gov
Office Hours: County Office Building Hours: Mon., Wed. Fri., 8AM-4PM. Niles Town Office Hours: First & Third Tuesday of the Month 9AM- 12PM.
Functions
- Review property transfers and verify sales data to be used in the assessment process
- When property is split, merged or has a portion of it sold or transferred, the assessor reviews the paperwork and assigns an assessed value to the new portions
- New construction and renovations are reviewed and assessed values are assigned to them
- Real Property Tax Exemptions are administered by this office also
Property Exemptions
The most common property exemptions available to qualified property owners include:
- Agricultural Exemption - (RP-305) - Must qualify and renew yearly.
- Business Exemption - (RP-485-B) - Applies to new construction or remodeling of an existing structure. This exemption is phased out over a 10 period. Must qualify.
- STAR Exemption - NY.Gov Website
- Low Income Disability- (RP-459) - Yearly renewal required. Must submit one of the following with application:
- Award letter from Railroad Retirement Board
- Award letter from Social Security Administration
- Certificate from State Commission for the Blind and Visually handicapped
- Senior Citizen Exemption - (RP-467) - Must be 65 years or older, income must be under $37,400 inclusive of social security income. Yearly renewal required.
- Veterans Exemption - (RP-458-A FOR ALTERNATIVE VET or RP-458-B FOR COLD WAR VET) - When applying a copy of form DD214 must be turned in with the application. No renewal required each year.