Monday - Friday
8:30 - 2:00
(973) 948-3520
133 Route 645
Sandyston, NJ 07826
Tax Assessor
Tax Assessor Office
State of New Jersey Division of Taxation
Sussex County Board of Taxation
Address: 83 Spring Street, Suite 301, Newton, NJ 07860
973-579-0970 Fax: 973-579-0977
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. except holidays
taxboard@sussex.nj.us
Farmland Application Forms
New Jersey's Farmland Assessment Act, administered by the New Jersey Department of Treasury, provides for lower assessment based on productivity of farmland if it meets specific eligibility criteria. To qualify for the tax assessment reduction, a landowner must have no less than five acres of farmland actively devoted to an agricultural or horticultural use for the two years immediately preceding the tax year being applied for and meet specific minimum gross income requirements based on the productivity of the land.
Farmland Assessment paperwork is due to the Office of the Assessor in Sandyston Township no later (hard deadline) by August 1 each year.
State of New Jersey, DEP, NJ Forest Service, Farmland Assessment Info
State of New Jersey, Department of Agriculture
Application for Farmland Assessment (FA-1)
Woodland Management Plan Checklist
Farmland Assessment Program Guidance (nj.gov)
State of New Jersey, Department of Agriculture "Jersey Grown" Program
Tax Paper Applications & Forms
Change of Ownership
Tax bills should be given to the new owner or his paying agent, upon closing.
Please be advise, the Sussex County Clerk's Office records all deeds in Sussex County and advises the Tax Assessor of all changes. Once notified, the Tax Assessor updates the MOD-V reflecting a change of ownership in our system. Please note, due to the abundance of home sales in Sussex County, the recording of deeds is behind and it could take several months to see this change show up in our system.
Thank you for your patience.
Change of Address Requests
Address changes must be submitted in writing by the property owner (email Tax Assessor or email Municipal Clerk, fax (973-948-0783), or mail).
It is always best to follow up with the Tax Assessor/Municipal Clerk to be sure your request has been received and to verify that you did in fact request this change.