Tax Assessor
Mary Lou Hartman, CTA, Tax Assessor 732.502.5750
Gregory T. Hutchinson, Assessing Aide 732.502.5751
Fax: 732.502.0566
The Tax Assessor is responsible for establishing real property valuation for the purpose of maintaining a municipal property tax base. As per State law, the primary duties of the Tax Assessment Office include, but are not limited to:
- List and assign value of all real property in the City of Asbury Park.
- Maintain current ownership and mailing address.
- Review new construction for added assessment.
- Review new subdivisions for taxation purposes.
- Assignment of Block, Lot, and address numbers.
- Defense of tax appeals.
- Review and process veteran/senior citizen/disabled person and tax exemption applications.
- Review and process 5-years property tax exemption and abatement applications.
- Oversight of municipal-wide revaluations.
- Supervise the maintenance of the City tax map.
- Preparation of 200 foot certified lists (for applicants that bring applications before the Planning and Zoning Boards who must notify all owners within 200 feet of their subject property.*
*(this is not a statutory duty)
The Tax Assessment Office is managed by the City Tax Assessor who is under the Supervision of the Director of Taxation of the State of new Jersey and the Monmouth County Board of Taxation.