137 Main Street
Andover, NJ 07821
Phone: (973) 786-6688
Fax: (973) 786-7231
email: clerk@andoverboroughnj.org
Hours: Monday - Friday : 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Closed on Fridays from Memorial Day to Labor Day)

 

                                                                          

PROPERTY TAXPAYER BILL OF RIGHTS:

 

The Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights states property taxpayers in New Jersey have the following rights:
• The right to understand the property assessment process and the requirements of the state Constitution concerning the assessment of real property;
• The right to understand the calculation of the assessment on their property;
• The right to detailed information about how to appeal an assessment of property; and
• The right to view the property assessment of any other parcel of property in the municipality in which the taxpayer’s property is located.
 

Check Status of Taxes Online
Andover Borough property owners may now check on line to see if their property tax payments are current. The web site is: https://webportal.municipal-software.com/lookup/AndoverBoro

ANDOVER BOROUGH WATER UTILITY

2023 Water Rate increase in affect. Annual Rates are as follows:


Residential Rate: $400

Commercial Rate: $600

Hotel Room: $100

 

· The Water Utility payment stubs are mailed on time a year in July and contain four (4) quarterly payments.

· Water Utility payments are due each quarter by February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1.

· Payment should be mailed to: Andover Borough Water Dept., 137 Main Street, Andover NJ 07821

** Separate payment is required from property tax. Do not combine water and property tax payments. Combined checks will be returned to you and you will be responsible for late fees. **

Check Status of Water Balance Online:

· Balance Due for Water can be found by searching this link:
https://webportal.municipal-software.com/lookup/AndoverBoro

· Under “Select Service to Query” pull down screen and click on “ Equal Installment Utility”.

 

 


 

Tax Office

Mailing Address:
Andover Borough Tax Collector, Attention: Melissa Caton, 137 Main Street, Andover, NJ 07821

Please be advised that the State of New Jersey does not allow the Tax Collector to acknowledge postmarks, therefore, taxes must be received in the office on or before the 10th. However, if the 10th falls on a weekend or legal holiday, you have until the next business day to make payment. Payments received after the grace period will be assessed 8% interest per annum on the first $1500.00 of delinquency and 18% per annum on all balances over $1500.00. Any balances over $10,000.00 at December 31 will be assessed an additional flat 6% penalty.

* Property tax bills are mailed once a year in July and contain four (4) quarterly payments.

* Taxes are due February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1.

* If you pay your taxes through your mortgage company, the statement will say "This is not a bill, for advice only". If you receive an "advise only" statement, but do not have a mortgage company, please use this statement to pay your taxes

* When selling your property, this bill must be handed over to the new owner at the time of closing

* Failure to receive a tax bill does not exempt you from paying your taxes or the interest due on delinquent taxes.


Tax Relief Programs:

Senior Citizen's / Disabled Annual Property Tax Deduction:
An annual $250 deduction for those 65 or older or permanently and totally disabled or qualifies as a surviving spouse of a senior citizen or disabled person with incomes less than $10,000 per year, excluding Social Security payments and other permitted exclusions. Applications must own and reside in the home on which the deduction is claimed.

2023 Senior Freeze (Property Tax Reimbursement):
A program only for those 65 or older or those receiving federal disability benefits. Residents must have paid property taxes on their principal residence directly or through mobile home park fees. Applicants must be NJ residents for at least 10 years and must have lived in the residence on which the reimbursement is claimed for at least 3 years. There are income limitations. Applicants must meet all requirements for the base and reimbursement years. The reimbursements equal to the difference between the taxes paid in the reimbursement year and the base year. This program is administered by the NJ Division of Taxation.
 

NEW 2023 Eligibility Requirements*


 • You were age 65 or older on December 31, 2022, or you were receiving Social Security disability payments on December 31, 2022, and also on December 31, 2023;

and

• You owned and lived in your home or leased a site in a mobile home park for a manufactured or mobile home that you owned since December 31, 2019, or earlier;

and

• You paid all 2022 property taxes by June 1, 2023, and all 2023 property taxes by June 1, 2024;

and

Your annual income was $150,000* or less in 2022 and $163,050* or less in 2023. With some exceptions, all income must be taken into account, including Social Security, pension, etc.


Eligibility rules, income limits, and benefits may be changed by the State Budget that will take effect on July 1, 2024.

For Additional Information:

  • Visit: https://nj.gov/treasury/taxation/ , select I am Looking for Property Tax Relief, and then Senior Freeze Program;
     
  • Call the Senior Freeze Hotline: 1 (800) 882-6597.

     
  • Persons must make an appointment to visit a Regional Information Center: For locations that are open, go to https://nj.gov/treasury/taxation/ and select Contact Us;
     
  • To file a PTR-1 or PTR-2 application online, go to https://nj.gov/treasury/taxation/, select I am Looking for Property Tax Relief and then Senior Freeze Program;
     
  • Text Telephone Service (TTY/TDD) for hearing-impaired users: 1 (800) 286-6613 or (609) 984-7300;
     
  • Taxation email address for Senior Freeze and general tax questions: nj.taxation@treas.nj.gov



    Click here for Senior Citizens / Disabled Annual Tax Deduction Form

    Veteran's Deduction:
    An annual deduction of $250 from property taxes is available to qualified veterans or non-remarried widows of veterans. Claimant must be a New Jersey citizen prior to October 1st of pretax year.

    Click here for Veteran Tax Deduction Form

    Veterans, who were honorably discharged and actively served during the following wars may apply for a deduction: Joint Guard Mission-Bosnia and Herzegovina, Joint Endeavor Mission-Bosnia and Herzegovina, Restore Hope Mission-Somalia, Operation "Desert Shield/Desert Storm", Panama Peacekeeping Mission, Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission, Grenada Peacekeeping Mission, Vietnam Conflict, Korean Conflict, World War I and World War II. Dates of induction/service apply.

    Veteran Disabled Exemption:
    Click here for Form for Form, eligibility and general instructions

Division of Taxation Property Tax Relief Program Info
https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/relief.shtml

 
NJDCA Winter Termination Program:

Are you having trouble paying your electric, sewer and/or water bills?
If the answer is yes, you may be able to temporarily stop your service from being disconnected through the State’s Winter Termination Program.
The Winter Termination Program prevents service discontinuation for eligible households from November 15th through March 15th.
Your service cannot be disconnected from November 15th through March 15th if you are receiving benefits from one of the below programs:

1. Federal Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP).
2. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
3. Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
4. Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD).
5. General Assistance (GA) benefits.
6. Universal Service Fund (USF).
7. Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program.
8. Lifeline Credit Program
9. State or local program that provides assistance, specifically, to help eligible customers pay electric,sewer, or water bills.

click here for the DCA Winter Termination Notice
click here for the DCA Winter Termination Program Flyer
click here for the DCA Winter Termination Self-Certification Form


 

ANCHOR
Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters (ANCHOR)
This program provides property tax relief to New Jersey residents who owned or rented their principal residence (main home) on October 1, 2019, and met the income limits. ANCHOR replaces the Homestead Benefit program.
The deadline for filing your ANCHOR benefit application is December 30, 2022. The State will begin paying ANCHOR benefits in the late Spring of 2023. ANCHOR payments will be paid in the form of a direct deposit or check, not as credits to property tax bills. Homeowners who filed a Homestead Benefit application last year may be able to obtain their ID and PIN numbers online. Tenants do not need an ID or PIN number to file.
Visit the State's ANCHOR page for all filing information.
Homeowners
You are considered a homeowner if, on October 1, 2019, you:
  • Owned a house,
  • Owned a condominium and paid property taxes on your unit;
  • Were a resident shareholder of a cooperative housing complex;
  • Were a resident of a continuing care retirement community and your continuing care contract requires you to pay the proportionate share of property taxes attributable to your unit.

You do not qualify if your residence was completely exempt from paying property taxes or you made P.I.L.O.T. (Payments-in-Lieu-of-Tax) payments.
Learn more...

Tenants
You are considered a tenant if, on October 1, 2019, you:

 

  • Rented an apartment, condominium, or house;
  • Rented or owned a mobile home located in a mobile home park.

You do not qualify if you lived in tax-exempt, subsidized, or campus housing

 

 

Tax Assessment Office

Tax Assessment Records Search: https://www.sussex.nj.us/cn/webpage.cfm?tpid=11778
Tax Maps: click here

 

Farmland Assessment:

Farmland assessment is a reduced rate for property that is at least 5 acres actively devoted to agriculture and meets other requirements on an annual basis. The owner must establish at least two years of activity prior to being allowed into the farm assessment program. The filing and administering of the application is done locally by the Tax Assessor.

Farmland meeting the requirements for eligibility can receive preferential assessment. The assessment is based on productivity and agricultural or horticultural use of the land.

Eligibility Requirements:
  1. Applicant must own the land.
  2. Owner must apply for Farmland Assessment on Form FA-1 with municipal tax assessor annually on or before August 1 of the year immediately preceding the tax year.
  3. Land must be devoted to agricultural or horticultural uses for at least two years prior to the tax year.
  4. Land must consist of at least 5 contiguous acres.
  5. Gross sales of products from the land must total $1,000 per year for the first 5 acres, plus $5 per acre for each acre over 5, except in the case of woodland or wetland where the income requirement $500 per year for the first 5 acres plus $.50 per acre for any acreage over 5.
  6. Owner must represent that the land will continue in agricultural or horticultural use to the end of the tax year for which application is made.
  7. Change to a use other than agricultural or horticultural results in additional taxes referred to as rollback taxes (taxes that would have been paid had the land been valued and taxed as other land minus taxes paid under farmland assessment).

Tax Appeals:

Tax appeals can be filed annually on a property by the owner on or before April 1st of the tax year. An appeal must be filed with the Sussex County Board of Taxation, the Tax Assessor and Township Clerk. Direct appeals to the NJ State Tax Court can only be filed if the assessment exceeds $1,000,000. A tax appeal is an appeal of your tax assessment compared to the market value of your property not on your property tax.
When appealing your assessment, evidence must be supplied that supports the market value of your property. Comparing your assessment to another property assessment is not valid evidence of an incorrect assessment. Once an appeal has been filed, the Tax Assessor will review the evidence presented along with inspecting the property under appeal. Based on this evaluation, a determination will be made to either recommend a reduction to the County Tax Board or a defense of the appeal will be presented to the Tax Board at the time of a hearing.
The County Tax Board will usually hear all tax appeals prior to June 30th of the tax year and will render a judgment based on the evidence presented at the hearing by both the taxpayer and the Tax Assessor for the Municipality.


Forms, Instructions and “A Guide to Tax Appeal Hearings” may be obtained on the County Board of Taxation website: https://www.sussex.nj.us/

Sussex County Department of Taxation
83 Spring Street, Suite 301
Newton, New Jersey 07860
 


Tax Rate and Ratio:

Year:                Rate:             Ratio:

 

2010                      3.635               52.99

 

2011                      3.605               59.80

 

2012                      3.770               59.80

 

2013                      4.062               60.08

 

2014                      4.227               61.32

 

2015                      2.811               99.65R

 

2016                      2.883               98.36

 

2017                      2.916               103.43

 

2018                      3.045               101.97

 

2019                      3.029               102.47

 

2020                      3.008                 98.88

 

2021                      2.911               106.06

 

2022                      3.039                 90.28

 

2023                      3.239                 80.88

 

2024                      00.00                 81.09