DEPARTMENTS
Tax Assessor
Mark Fitzpatrick, Assessor
Phone: (732) 446-8311
Fax: (732) 446-7998
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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 2011 total assessment for Manalapan Township and a history on the number of line items (properties).
|
PROPERTY CLASSIFICATION |
2011 ASSESSED VALUE |
# | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
|
Vacant Land |
84,044,500 |
I | 933 | 1,102 | 1,288 | 1,554 | 1,324 | 1,359 |
|
Residential |
5,183,906,700 |
t | 13,712 | 13,549 | 13,366 | 13,111 | 12,754 | 12,406 |
|
Farm (regular) |
32,780,800 |
e | 96 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 101 |
|
Farm (qualified) |
2,354,500 |
m | 186 | 185 | 188 | 187 | 185 | 189 |
|
Commercial |
393,960,900 |
s | 363 | 363 | 350 | 346 | 355 | 336 |
|
Total |
5,697,047,400 |
15,290 | 15,297 | 15,291 | 15,297 | 14,717 | 14,391 |
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.