Property Record Card Request Application – Boston, MA

The Property Record Card Request Application is the City of Boston Assessing Department form used to ask for the property record card of one or more parcels. A property record card lists the full details of a property. The printed title of the form is "Property Record Card Request Form".

The form has two sections that must both be completed. Section I, Requestor Information, asks for the name or company name, whether you are the owner of the property or another requestor, a mailing address, state, ZIP code and a daytime phone number. Section II, Property Information, is a table with one row per card requested: ward and parcel number, property address (number, street and neighborhood) and property type, which is Residential, Commercial, Industrial or Condominium. The table has eight rows, and the form says to place additional requests on separate paper.

A fee applies for each parcel, and the form states that the fee is waived when the requestor owns the property and signs in the owner's signature box. The form closes with a box marked for office use only, which the requestor does not complete.

The form is a request, not the card itself. It is issued by the Assessing Department of the City of Boston, which is the office that receives it.

Anyone who wants a property record card for a property in the City of Boston uses this form, whether the requestor is a person or a company. The form asks you to check one box, OWNER OF PROPERTY or OTHER, so owners and non-owners use the same application.

• Owners: if you own the property you are requesting a card for, the fee is waived. You must sign the Owner's signature line to receive the waiver.
• Other requestors: if you are not the owner, check OTHER. A fee applies for each parcel; the form says it is payable by cash, check or money order made payable to the City of Boston.
• Requests for several properties: list each parcel in Section II. The table has eight rows, and further requests go on separate paper.

You need to know the ward and parcel number of each property. The City of Boston's page for this request says that if you do not know them, you can find them through the Boston Property Lookup tool. The form does not describe a representative or agent signing for an owner.

There is no deadline: you submit the form whenever you need a property record card. The form prints no due date or renewal period, and the City of Boston's page for this request sets none. Gather the ward and parcel number, address and property type for each parcel first, and decide how you will pay, since the fee is due with the request unless you are the owner and sign for the waiver. The form and the city's page give no processing time; for questions about a request, the form prints the Assessing Department phone number, (617) 635-3742.

You can send the completed form and payment to the Assessing Department by mail, or drop it off at Boston City Hall.

• By mail: Assessing Department, Property Record Card Request, Room 301, 1 City Hall Square, Boston, MA 02201. Include the completed form and your payment. The city's mailing instructions list a check or money order made payable to the City of Boston.
• In person: Boston City Hall, 1 City Hall Square, Room 301. You can drop off the completed application and payment, or fill out a new request there. In person you can pay by cash, check or money order made payable to the City of Boston.

A fee applies for each parcel. It is waived if you own the property and sign the owner's signature line; the city's page says you only need to sign your application. Ask the Assessing Department at (617) 635-3742 for the current fee amount. Do not write in the section marked for office use only. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.