Town of Granville, MA

Tax Assessors: Three member elected board who keep records of all the property in town, which it values and classifies. They determine the amount of taxes to be paid by the taxpayer and issue abatements.

The current Assessors and their term:

 Leon Ripley, Chair 2011- 2014

Denise Hyland 2012-2015

Brian Falcetti 2013-2016

The Assessor’s Clerk Donna Fillion has office hours on Tuesday  mornings between 9am and noon and each Monday night from 7pm-8:30pm.

The Assessor’s meet each Monday night from 7pm-8:30pm.

The contact number is 413-357-8585 ext. 2.

The Town has completed its conversion of its Assessor's Data Base to a new system. To access the Assessor's Data please click here:

Town of Granville Assessor Records

Granville Assessor Maps are found here.

Each year property owners are required to pay taxes assessed by the local Assessors. All taxpayers have a right to file for an abatement of their taxes if they believe their property has not been fairly assessed. Contact the Assessor’s office for the correct form. Applications for abatements are due on or before the due date for payment of the first actual bill.

Others may be eligible for tax exemptions which release a person from the requirement to pay all or a fraction of their property tax obligations. Exemptions are available to those individuals that meet the various requirements in the following categories: elderly, blind, minor children of deceased police or firefighter killed in the line of duty, disabled veterans, widows/widowers and minor children with a deceased parent. Contact the Assessor’s for information and forms. Applications for personal exemptions are due on December 15 or within 3 months of the mailing of the first actual tax bill.

Please follow this link to find out about motor vehicle excise taxes:

Additional Excise Information

Information on Homestead Exemptions:Homestead Info

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TAXPAYER'S USE (from MA DOR website)

Abatement Applications

Classified Forest, Farm and Recreational Land Applications

• Application for Forest-Agricultural or Horticultural-Recreational Land Classification (Form CL-1)
• Property Owner's Acknowledgement of Rights and Obligations under Classified Forest Land Program (Form CL-1(61))
• Property Owner's Acknowledgement of Rights and Obligations under Classified Agricultural or Horticultural Land Program (Form CL-1(61A))
• Property Owner's Acknowledgement of Rights and Obligations under Classified Recreational Land Program (Form CL-1(61B))
• Application to Modify a Decision or Abate a Tax for Classified Forest-Agricultural or Horticultural-Recreational Land (Form CL-7)

Exemption/Deferral Applications

Persons

• Applications for Personal Exemptions
  • All-Seniors, Surviving Spouses or Minors, Veterans, Blind (Form 96)
  • Seniors (Form 96-1)
  • Surviving Spouses or Minors (Form 96-2)
  • Blinds (Form 96-3)
  • Veterans (Form 96-4)
  • Veterans, blind (Form 96-5)
  • Seniors, Surviving Spouses or Minors (Form 96-6)
• Clause 18 Financial Hardship Property Tax Exemption: Activated Military - Age and Infirmity (Form 98)
• Clause 18A Financial Hardship Property Tax Deferral (Form 99)
  • Clause 18A Tax Deferral and Recovery Agreement (Form 99-1)
• Clause 41A Senior Property Tax Deferral (Form 97)
  • Clause 41A Tax Deferral and Recovery Agreement (Form 97-1)

• Community Preservation Act Exemption: Low Income Persons - Low or Moderate Income Seniors (Form CP-4)

• Organizations or Others
  • Clause 3 Charitable Property Tax Exemption (Form 1-B-3)
  • Small Commercial Exemption (Form 128-5I)

Property Returns

• Telephone or Telegraph Return Instructions Letter for Form 5941
• Telephone or Telegraph Company Return of Personal Property (Form 5941) * Please note that the multiplier table has not been updated on Form 5941 at this time.
• Property Held for Charitable Purposes (Form 3ABC)
• Taxable Personal Property Form of List (Form 2)
• Second Residence Form of List (Form 2H)
• Mobile Telecommunications Personal Property Form of List (Form 2MT)
  • Mobile Telecommunications Electronic Schedule B Excel Spreadsheet for Form 2MT, with Dropdown Menus
    • Note: Spreadsheet is a sample that local assessors may use for electronic filing purposes.