Vernon schedules revaluation info sessions

VERNON — Residents will have an opportunity to ask questions regarding Vernon Township's upcoming revaluation, which has been ordered by the the state of New Jersey.
There will be two presentations for residents on Friday at the municipal building. The first will be at 1 p.m. in the senior center and the second will be 7 p.m. at the municipal courtroom. Each presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session.
Letters were mailed on March 18 to alert property owners with regard to the beginning of inspections.
Each representative of Realty Appraisal Company will carry a letter signed by the assessor as well as photo credentials. View the list of inspectors which includes name, photo, type of car and license plate number.
The state of New Jersey expects full cooperation from the township and the property owners. Vernon officials said in a news release tt is always in a property owner’s interest to allow the inspector inside the dwelling. It is within the regulations that if an inspector is not granted entry into the home, that home must be assessed for maximum value of what could be within the dwelling, since there is no way to value what is actually in the dwelling.
Inspectors that will be taking exterior measurements, exterior photos and information about the inside of the dwelling are fact finders and not the people that will place the value on the property. That will come at a later date after a sales study and an entirely separate crew.
Although the revaluation was ordered in 2013, it took years for the maps to be approved and Realty Appraisal must work very quickly to implement the revaluation.
After the letters are received, if you have questions, call the Vernon Township Division of Tax Assessments at 973.764.4055.