Section 75:11 Appraisal of Residences. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. The owner of record of any residence located in an industrial or commercial zone may apply on or before April 15 of each year to the selectmen or assessors, on a form prepared by the selectmen or assessors, for a special appraisal of the residence for that year, based upon its value at its current use as a residence. After the initial application, reapplication may be made on a form which shall be sent to the applicant by the assessing officials with the inventory blank. If any owner shall satisfy the assessing officials that the owner was prevented by accident, mistake or misfortune from filing said application on or before April 15, the officials may receive the application at a later date and classify the residence under this section; but no such application shall be received after the local tax rate has been approved by the commissioner of revenue administration for that year.
   II. The assessing officials shall notify the applicant on a form provided by the commissioner of revenue administration no later than July 1, or within 15 days if the application is filed after July 1, of their decision to classify or refusal to classify the applicant's residence by delivery of such notification to the applicant in person or by mailing such notification to the applicant's last and usual place of abode.
   III. Prior to July 1 each year, the assessing officials shall determine if previously classified residences have been reapplied or have undergone a change in use. A list of all classified residences and their owners in each town or city shall be filed by the respective assessing officials each year. Such list shall be part of the inventory and subject to inspection as provided in RSA 76:7.
   IV. The commissioner shall execute such other forms, procedures, and regulations as are needed to assure a fair opportunity for owners to qualify under this chapter and to assure compliance of uses on classified property.
   V. [Repealed.]
   VI. The selectmen or assessors shall make such a special appraisal of any eligible residence whose owner correctly applies in accordance with paragraph I, and shall assess the tax for that year on that special appraisal.
   VII. Whenever the owner of a residence which has been classified as an eligible residence shall fail to reapply for a current use assessment, the property shall be assessed at its RSA 75:1 value for that year.

Source. 1977, 538:2. 1995, 291:4, eff. Aug. 20, 1995. 2004, 242:2, eff. June 15, 2004.