New York Laws
Title 1 - County Services to Cities and Towns
1536-A - County Appraisal Service.

§ 1536-a. County appraisal service. 1. Types of property. Upon the
adoption of a local law by a county providing therefor, the county may
provide to the cities, towns and villages therein to which this article
applies, upon written request of the chief executive officer or assessor
of such cities, towns and villages, appraisals of real property.

2. County appraisal personnel. The county shall employ appraisers and
other technical personnel to make the appraisals of such properties and
provide expert testimony thereto. No person shall be employed by the
county and assigned professional appraisal duties which relate to the
valuation of real property for purposes of determining market value
unless he or she meets the minimum qualification standards established
by the commissioner. Such appraisal personnel shall attend courses of
training and education prescribed by the commissioner under this
article.

3. County appraisal reports. Upon completion of an appraisal of real
property pursuant to this section, the county director shall file a copy
of the appraisal with the assessor of the city or town in which the
property is located, and where such property is located in a village a
copy shall be filed with the assessor of the village. The original
appraisal report shall be filed in the office of the director of real
property tax services and shall be a public record after the exchange of
appraisals pursuant to court rules or regulations.

4. Apportionment of expense of county appraisals. The expense of
making appraisals under this section may be charged to the several
cities, towns and villages in the county in accordance with the cost of
the appraisals of properties located in such cities, towns or villages
respectively and such charges to the cities, towns and villages in the
county shall be deemed to be a municipal purpose.

5. Appraisals not binding on assessors. Appraisals furnished pursuant
to this section shall be considered by the assessor of the city, town or
village in determining market value but shall not be binding upon him or
her.

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