Fair Lawn, NJ

• InstallmentsFeb 1 · May 1 · Aug 1 · Nov 1
• Next dueFeb 1, 2027
• Last day without interestFeb 10, 2027

Deadline. Appeals to the county board of taxation must be received on or before April 1, or 45 days after the bulk mailing of the assessment notices is completed in the town, whichever is later. A deadline on a weekend or legal holiday moves to the next business day.

Next regular deadline: Apr 1, 2027. Properties assessed over $1,000,000 may file directly with the NJ Tax Court by the same deadline.

File with the Bergen County Board of Taxation. Website · Two Bergen County Plaza, 1st Floor, Hackensack, NJ 07601-7076 · 201-336-6300

Fax: 201-336-6310

The county board has not yet confirmed the 2027 deadline.

Online: through Bergen County online tax-appeal filing system: https://www.taxappeal-nj.com/cgi-bin/index.cgi.

Paper: Form A-1 hand delivered or mailed to the board (the board's instruction pamphlet says the form is to be hand delivered or mailed only). Payment: Check payable to County Tax Administrator (per state A-1 instructions). Form: Petition of Appeal Form A-1 (board's Form and Instructions Pamphlet). Filer must serve copies on the town assessor and clerk (A-1 instructions).

Hearings: In person (board page: the board is open to the public and accepting appeals in person; the 2025 hearings were open to the public in person)

Filing fee by assessed value: under $150,000: $5; $150,000 to under $500,000: $25; $500,000 to under $1,000,000: $100; $1,000,000 or more: $150; classification appeal: $25. Payable to the County Tax Administrator; not refundable. Statewide fee schedule on Form A-1. The Bergen board's page does not state county-specific fees.

Taxes and municipal charges must be paid through Q1 of the current year or the appeal can be dismissed (N.J.S.A. 54:3-27).