WELCOME TO THE
ASSESSMENT REVIEW COMMISSION (“ARC”) WEBSITE

My staff and I would like to welcome you to the Nassau County Assessment Review Commission (“ARC”) website. We hope you find the information on our site both informative and useful. Before explaining our mission at ARC I would like to take this opportunity to tell you a little about our department.

ARC is an independent agency, separate from the Nassau County Department of Assessment. We are responsible for annually reviewing all applications for correction of assessment filed in Nassau County. Our professional and dedicated staff of 43 includes 25 real estate appraisers who, on average, have 20 years experience appraising both residential and commercial properties.

Our mission at ARC is to review the valuation set by the Department of Assessment and to reduce the assessment if the valuation is excessive. Over the past five years, ARC has corrected assessments on over 110,000 residential properties and on over 11,500 commercial properties. These corrections have resulted in substantial savings to you, the taxpayer.

I encourage you to look at our website which has the most up-to-date and accurate information on taxes, assessments and filing appeals. In fact, I’m proud to say that ARC is the only administrative review commission in New York State that enables you to file an appeal directly through a website.

Our on-line appeal system is called AROW – Assessment Review On the Web. Through the "Sales Locator" feature in AROW you can do an automated search of recent sales in your area and determine whether or not your home is overvalued. The "Sales Locator" feature is available to you year round, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If, after your search of recent sales, you find the value of your property is excessive I would encourage you to file an application for correction of assessment for the upcoming filing period which runs from January 2, 2008 - March 3, 2008.

I want to thank you for your time and it is my sincere hope that you will take advantage of AROW and all the information our website has to offer. The staff at ARC prides itself on providing courteous and prompt service. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you have regarding your assessment; by phone at (516)-571-3214 or by submitting a completed email message form.

Sincerely,

John Peguillan,Chairman
Assessment Review Commission