§ 44-5-13.20 - Burrillville – Assessment and taxation of new real estate construction.
SECTION 44-5-13.20
§ 44-5-13.20 Burrillville –Assessment and taxation of new real estate construction. – (a) New construction of real estate in the town of Burrillville completed afterany assessment date is liable for the payment of municipal taxes from the datethe certificate of occupancy is issued or the date on which the newconstruction is first used for the purpose for which it was constructed,whichever is the earlier, prorated for the assessment year in which the newconstruction is completed. The prorated tax will be computed on the basis ofthe applicable rate of tax with respect to the property, including theapplicable rate of tax in any tax district in which the property is subject totax following completion of the new construction, on the date the propertybecomes liable for the prorated tax in accordance with this section.
(b) The building inspector issuing the certificate shall,within ten (10) days after issuing the certificate, notify, in writing, theassessor of the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
(c) Not later than ninety (90) days after receipt by theassessor of the notice from the building inspector or from a determination bythe assessor that the new construction is being used for the purpose for whichit was constructed, the assessor shall determine the increment by which theassessment for the completed construction exceeds the assessment on the taxroll for the immediately preceding assessment date. The assessor shall proratethat amount from the date of issuance of the certificate of occupancy or thedate on which the new construction was first used for the purpose for which itwas constructed, as the case may be, to the assessment date immediatelyfollowing and shall add the increment as so prorated to the tax roll for theimmediately preceding assessment date and shall within five (5) days notify therecord owner as appearing on the tax roll and tax collector of the additionalassessment.
(d) Any person claiming to be aggrieved by the action of theassessor may appeal the determinations of the assessor to the assessment boardof review within sixty (60) days from notification of the additional assessmentor to superior court as provided.
(e) Upon receipt of the notice from the assessor, the taxcollector shall, if the notice is received after the normal billing date,within ten (10) days thereafter mail or hand a bill to the owner based upon anamount prorated by the assessor. The tax is due and payable and collectible asother municipal taxes and shall be subject to the same liens and processes ofcollection; provided, that the tax is due and payable in an initial or singleinstallment due and payable not sooner than thirty (30) days after the date thebill is mailed or handed to the owner, and in any remaining, regularinstallments, as they are due and payable, and the several installments of atax so due and payable shall be equal.
(f) Nothing in this section is deemed to authorize thecollection of taxes twice in respect of the land upon which the newconstruction is located.
(g) This section shall only apply to taxes levied andproperty assessed in the town of Burrillville.