DEPARTMENTS

Tax Assessor

Sharon Hartman, Assessor
Phone: (732) 446-8311
Fax: (732) 446-7998
Email:

The Assessor’s Office, under the general direction of the Monmouth County Board of Taxation and the State Director of Taxation, undertakes the assessing activities of the Township as prescribed by law.

  • Responsible for establishing an assessed valuation for property in the Township as of Oct. 1st of the prior year.
  • Determines the taxability of each parcel, not the taxes. The tax rate is formulated by the County Tax Board from the State approved budgets of the County, the two school districts, the Municipality and your Fire District.
  • Processes building permits to determine the value for added assessments. If improvements were made to your property during the year you may receive an additional bill for this added value in October, due November 1st.
  • Adds new ratables to the tax rolls.
  • Reviews all applications for exemptions and deductions such as Veterans, Senior Citizen, Disabled Persons as well as farmland assessment applications. These applications are available from either the Assessor’s or Collector’s Office.
  • Maintains the current tax map for the Township along with property record cards for each property with the correct owner.
  • Defends assessments upon appeal. You are notified of your current year’s assessment by postcard on or before February 1st. If you disagree with this value you must file an appeal by April 1st. Instructions are on the reverse side of this card.

Illustrated below is the 2010 total assessment for Manalapan Township and a history on the number of line items (properties).

PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION

2010 ASSESSED VALUE

 # 2010 2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

Vacant Land

102,803,800

 I   1,102 1,288 1,554 1,324 1,359 1,110

Residential

5,111,399,200

 t 13.549 13,366 13,111 12,754 12,406 12,217

Farm (regular)

32,933,900

 e       98 99 99 99 101 96

Farm (qualified)

2,253,000

 m     185 188 187 185 189 186

Commercial

402,707,600

 s     363 350 346 355 336 309

Total

5,652,097,500

 15,297 15,291 15,297 14,717 14,391 13,918

The State has Property Tax Relief Programs you may qualify for. They are listed below with phone numbers. You can also access this information at: http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation

Property Tax Reimbursement (Freeze) – 1-800-882-6597

Homestead Rebate - 1-888-238-1233

The Tax Assessor’s Office maintains normal Township office hours, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.. We are located in Town Hall, 120 Route 522, Manalapan, NJ 07726.