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

This section is required.
Prepare the file using the following conventions for condominiums:
- When Condo COVERAGE = 1, 2, or 3, enter data in all fields (except SCARP). When COVERAGE = 4, create a separate record for each range. Enter data for all fields on the low lot, the first record for each range. Subsequent records require only BOROUGH, BLOCK, LOT, INDEX#, CONDOHI, CONDO# and COVERAGE. Procedures for creating multiple records for petitions when COVERAGE = 4 are the same as in the Application Data Transfer instructions.

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.