Politics & Government

Full Property Revaluation Starts in Barrington

Appraisers from Northeast Revaluation Group have started inspections in Hampden Meadows; they will move from plat to plat in Barrington over the next 12 months.

Barrington has started a full revaluation of all real estate and personal property – the first full revaluation since 2005.

Two inspectors from Northeast Revaluation Group of Warwick spent two days in Hampden Meadows this week, said Barrington Tax Assessor Mike Minardi. They will pick up their visits in the same neighborhood on Monday, Sept. 23, and then go "plat to plat" over the next 12 months.

The appraisers carry photo identification cards, Minardi said. The police department also has received a record of the year, make and model of the cars they drive and the license plate of their vehicles if you still have some concerns.

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Northeast Revaluation completed the statistical revaluation several years ago when the company name was Appraisal Resources. It is expected to take about a a year to complete the appraisal of every property in Barrington.

“You do not have to allow a Northeast appraiser into your home,” Minardi said. “But if you don’t get a satisfactory assessment, you will have to let them in if you file an appeal. We suggest you let them in sooner than later.”

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The assessment also will the only time your home will be inspected for the next nine years, he said.

“This is the perfect time to confirm all the facts on your property record card,” Minardi said. 

If you are not at home when an appraiser stops by, probably between 8:30 or 9 am and late in the afternoon, you will get a letter with a telephone number to call to set up an appointment. Many of these appointments will take place on a Saturday.

But the appraisers are expected to work four or five days a week in Barrington, Minardi said.

Minardi did not venture a guess as to the changes in property values since the last full revaluation in 2005 because so much has changed in real estate since then.


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