Electronic Filing of Tax Certiorari Petitions

Section 1 - Field Descriptions

Format Change - Name of Petitioner The Name of the Petitioner ("Applicnt" field) has increased from 25 characters to 255 characters.
See the Applicnt comment for formatting requirements.

Instructions

  1. This section is required.
  2. Prepare the file using the following conventions for condominiums:
Field Name Description Type Length Default Comments
1 Petitioner Petitioner Name Char 255 Required Must enter either Business/Organization or Individual's Name
2 Boro Borough Numeric 1 Required Only for Counties with in The City of NY One of the following codes: 1=Manhattan, 2=Bronx, 3=Brooklyn, 4=Queens, 5=Staten Island.
3 Block Numeric 5 Required
4 Lot Numeric 4 Required For condos, list the low lot; list the low lot of each range.
5 Address Char 25 Not Required
6 Land Assmnt Assessment of Land Numeric 11 Not Required This field is used if the NYSCEF system is creating the petition.
7 Land&Imp Assessment of Land and Improvements Numeric 11 Not Required This field is used if the NYSCEF system is creating the petition.
8 Claim Value Claimed (full) Value Numeric 11 Required For condos, list the claimed full market value of the low lot, not the value of the range or entire condo.
9 LOA Level of Assessment Char 3 Not Required Percent without decimal. Round to nearest percentage.
10 Unequal Grounds Char 1 Not Required X = Yes
11 Excessive Grounds Char 1 Not Required X = Yes
12 Illegal Grounds Char 1 Not Required X = Yes
13 Misclass Grounds Char 1 Not Required X = Yes
14 Atty# Attorney Group # Numeric 3 Required
15 S SCARP Numeric 1 Not Required If SCARP then 9 else blank.
16 Condo Condo Hi Lot Numeric 4 If condo, not zero If coverage=1, Same as lot; If coverage=2, High lot on petition; If coverage=3, High lot of single range; If coverage=4, High lot of each range.
17 Condo# Condo Number Numeric 4 If condo, not zero Appears on tax maps and RPAD tape.
18 CC Condo Coverage Numeric 1 If condo, not zero 1=One lot only, 2=All lots in condo, 3=Single range of lots, 4=Multiple ranges.