Request for a public hearing
Hold hearing on Boston property tax assessments discrepancies
Last activity March 24, 2026 (6 months ago)
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Introduced
March 13, 2026
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In committee
The committee decides whether to send it to the full council.
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Council vote
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Adopted
This matter orders a hearing to review discrepancies between market values and tax assessed values for Boston’s residential properties and to evaluate current assessment practices. It cites examples such as high-end Back Bay homes and a Roslindale single-family sale to illustrate gaps, and invites staff from the Assessing Department and related offices to testify.
Affects Residential property owners and City taxpayers
In Back Bay and Roslindale
Filed by Benjamin Jacob Weber, Henry Santana, Enrique Pepén, Julia Mejia, Ruthzee Louijeune, Ed Flynn, John FitzGerald, Sharon Durkan, Gabriela Coletta Zapata, Liz Breadon, Brian Worrell, Erin Murphy, and Miniard Culpepper
Now with the Committee on Ways and Means
About Housing & Development and Budget & Finance
Compare with the government's own wording
Official title
Order for a hearing to review discrepancies between market value and tax assessed value for residential properties in the City of Boston and to evaluate the City's tax assessment practices.
Timeline
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March 18, 2026
Referred to
City Council
On motion of Councilor Culpepper, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Murphy and Worrell as original co-sponsors. Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.