New Jersey property tax
Start with your county. Published tax dates and rules link to the official source.
Statewide rules
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Appeal process
Appeal a County Tax Board judgment to the New Jersey Tax Court within 45 days.
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Who may represent homeowners
At the county tax board, individuals may self-represent; otherwise a New Jersey attorney is required, subject to the board's extreme-hardship waiver.
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Stay NJ – Property Tax Relief for Senior Citizens
2025 application: applicant or spouse 65+ during 2025; owned and lived in the home all 12 months; property-tax/PILOT home; annual income at most $200,000. Renters/mobile-home owners are excluded.
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Counties and county equivalents
- Atlantic CountyNot yet verified
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- Essex CountyNot yet verified
- Gloucester CountyNot yet verified
- Hudson CountyNot yet verified
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- Mercer CountyNot yet verified
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- Monmouth CountyNot yet verified
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- Ocean CountyNot yet verified
- Passaic CountyNot yet verified
- Salem CountyNot yet verified
- Somerset CountyNot yet verified
- Sussex CountyNot yet verified
- Union CountyNot yet verified
- Warren CountyNot yet verified
Common questions
How do property tax appeals work in New Jersey?
Appeal a County Tax Board judgment to the New Jersey Tax Court within 45 days.
Who may represent a homeowner in a New Jersey property tax appeal?
At the county tax board, individuals may self-represent; otherwise a New Jersey attorney is required, subject to the board's extreme-hardship waiver.
Sources
www.nj.gov
File your appeal with Tax Court within 45 days of the date of the County Board of Taxations judgment.
Verified October 24, 2026
www.nj.gov
Taxpayers may represent themselves at the hearing (pro se). Otherwise the taxpayer must be represented by a member of the bar of the State of New Jersey. This requirement may be waived by the County Board of Taxation in cases of extreme hardship such as old age, illiteracy, etc.
Verified October 24, 2026
www.nj.gov
Been age 65 or older during 2025; Owned and lived in a home for the full 12 months of 2025; Resided in a home subject to property taxes or P.I.L.O.T. (Payments-in-Lieu-of-Tax); A total annual income that does not exceed $200,000:
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