Form RP-467-N: Application for Assessment Relief for Disasters (NY)

Form RP-467-N, officially titled “Application for Assessment Relief for Disasters,” is a New York State property tax form used by homeowners and property owners whose real property has been damaged by a natural disaster or catastrophic event. It’s issued by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Office of Real Property Tax Services (ORPTS), and gives local governments a mechanism to adjust a property’s assessed value mid-cycle when the property has lost significant value due to storm damage, flooding, fire, or another qualifying disaster.

Under normal circumstances, a property’s assessed value stays fixed until the next assessment roll, which can mean a homeowner keeps paying taxes based on a pre-disaster value even after their home has been severely damaged. Form RP-467-N exists to correct that gap, but only in municipalities that have adopted the local law authorizing this relief. Not every county, city, or town in New York participates, so before filling out the form it’s worth confirming with your local assessor’s office that the disaster relief provision has been enacted where your property is located.

Who Needs This Form

This application is intended for owners of residential, commercial, or other taxable real property that sustained physical damage from a disaster occurring after the taxable status date but before the assessment roll becomes final. Typical qualifying events include hurricanes, tropical storms, severe flooding, wildfires, or other officially declared disasters. If your property’s market value dropped significantly because of one of these events, and your local government has opted into the relief program, you may be eligible to have your assessment reduced to reflect the post-disaster condition of the property.

This is different from exemption programs tied to age or income, such as the senior citizen property tax relief covered under Form RP-467. RP-467-N is not an exemption based on personal circumstances — it’s a temporary correction to the assessed value itself because the physical property has lost value.

When to File

Timing matters with this form. Local laws authorizing disaster relief typically set a specific filing window after the disaster event, often within a matter of weeks or months, so property owners should contact their assessor as soon as damage is documented. Waiting too long can mean missing the deadline entirely and having to wait for the standard assessment cycle instead. Because rules vary by municipality, it’s smart to call the local assessor’s office directly to confirm the exact deadline and whether supporting documentation, like insurance claims, adjuster reports, or photos of the damage, needs to be submitted along with the application.

How to Get and Fill Out RP-467-N

The form is available as a fillable PDF directly from the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance website. Since it’s an AcroForm, you can complete the fields on your computer before printing it for signature and submission, which speeds things up compared to filling it out by hand.

When completing the form, you’ll generally need to provide the property’s tax map or parcel identification number, the owner’s name and mailing address, a description of the disaster and the date it occurred, and details about the damage sustained. Some assessors also ask for supporting evidence such as photos, contractor estimates, or FEMA/insurance documentation to substantiate the claimed loss in value.

Once completed, the form is submitted to the assessor’s office in the municipality where the property is located — not to the state tax department directly. The assessor reviews the application, verifies the damage, and determines whether an adjusted assessment applies for that tax year. If you’re also researching other property assessment relief options in your county, it may help to review programs like Form RP-467-J, which covers partial tax exemptions in certain counties, to understand how local assessment rules can differ from one jurisdiction to the next.