Assessors' Clerk
Responsibilities
The Assessors' Clerk assists the public from the Assessor’s Office at Town Hall and provides administrative support to the Lenox Board of Assessors and conducts the daily operations of the Assessing Department. The office is frequented by taxpayers, appraisers, real estate agents and insurance representatives seeking information on properties and their assessed values. Real estate values are adjusted annually to reflect market activity. State Laws require that assessed values remain current with the market.
According to State Law, the primary function of the Assessors is to determine the "full and fair cash value" of real property in the Town. Real property is all residential, commercial and industrial land and buildings within the Town limits. Every five years, the Massachusetts Department of Revenue must certify all real and personal property values, represent full and fair cash as of the assessment date, which is January 1st, before the Town is allowed to issue real estate and personal property tax bills.
Additional responsibilities of the Assessors' Clerk includes processing motor vehicle abatements and personal exemptions along with address changes. The Assessor's Office is not responsible for the mailing of tax bills or collection of taxes.
Heather Durant: lenoxassessors@townoflenox.com
Staff Contacts
Name | Title |
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Heather Durant | Assessors Clerk |
Board Members
Name |
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Thomas Romeo |
Jamey Messana |
Wayne Lemanski |