Tax Appeals

File an appeal online
File an appeal by paper
- The original petition must be filed with the County Board of Taxation (address below).
- A copy must be served upon the assessor of the municipality in which the property is located or, in the case of a municipal appeal, served upon the taxpayer.
- A copy must be served upon the clerk of the municipality in which the property is located or, in the case of a municipal appeal, served upon the taxpayer.
- A copy should be retained by the petitioner.
- Any supporting documents attached to the original petition must also be attached to the assessor’s and municipal clerk’s copies.
  - County Board of Taxation
    Hall of Records
    1 East Main Street
    Freehold, NJ 07728

(Non-usable ² sales Filtered NU: #0,7,10,26,33, Excluded: #1-6,8-9,11-25, 27-32)
¹ “True Value” is defined in N.J.S.A. 54:4-23 as the “…full and fair value of each parcel of real property situate in the taxing district at such price as, in his [the assessor’s] judgment, it would sell for at a fair and bona fide sale by private contract on October 1 next preceding the date on which the assessor shall complete his assessments…”
²Excluded Sales not used in the Sales Ratio database for equalization calculations are called non-usable sales.
Guidelines on non-usable sales and their usability in the Sales Ratio Study (PDF)

Obtain a non-certified copy of a deed by visiting the Monmouth County Records Search page.

The Monmouth County records system allows you to search for assessed value, sales data, ownership information, tax list history, property record cards, annual assessment postcards and more.

The Tax Map Search allows you to search Tax Map information

For more information, please call the Tax Assessor's Office at 732-294-2040 or email: mbarbieri@twp.freehold.nj.us