Property Tax Bill Change of Mailing Address Form – Boston, MA

The Property Tax Bill Change of Mailing Address Form is the City of Boston Assessing Department form that a property owner completes and signs to change the address where the real estate tax bill for a property is mailed. The printed title of the PDF is "Mail Address Change Form."

The form explains why it exists. The City of Boston operates under a quarterly billing system, and the fiscal year tax bill is sent to the owner of record as of January 1. A buyer who purchases a property after January 1 will see the previous owner's name on the next fiscal year bill. Filling out this form is how that buyer receives future bills at the right address.

The form asks for the date the request was mailed and the fiscal year, the ward and parcel number, the current fiscal year owner, the property location, the name and mailing address of the person who should receive the bill, phone numbers, whether you live at the property, whether you are a new owner and the date of purchase, and the requestor's name, signature and relation to the owner. A block at the bottom is for office use only.

The form is not for personal property. The City of Boston uses a separate personal property tax bill change of mailing address form for business owners who want to change the personal property tax bill address.

Owners of residential or business real property in Boston who want the real estate tax bill mailed to a different address use this form. The City of Boston's page describes it as the form for a residential or business property owner changing the real estate tax bill mailing address.

• New owners. If you bought a property after January 1, the next fiscal year bill lists the previous owner's name, so the form asks you to complete it to receive future bills at the right address. Line 9 asks whether you are a new owner and the date of purchase.
• Current owners. An owner who wants bills sent somewhere else, such as a different home or an agent's office, completes it as well.
• Someone acting for the owner. Line 11 asks for the requestor's relation to the owner when the requestor is not the owner. The form states that the owner's signature is required before any change of mailing address can be authorized.

Do not use this form for personal property. Business owners changing the personal property tax bill address use the separate personal property form.

Complete the form when you want your property tax bill mailed to a new address, or after you buy a property, if you want to stop bills from going out under the previous owner's name. The fiscal year tax bill is sent to the owner of record as of January 1, so a property purchased after January 1 shows the previous owner's name on the next fiscal year bill. The form prints no filing deadline and no processing time. The Assessing Department's Tax Data Administration office, (617) 635-3783, is the contact printed on the form for questions.

The City of Boston accepts this form by U.S. Mail, in person at City Hall, or by email.

• By mail: Assessing Department, Tax Data Administration, Room 301, 1 City Hall Square, Boston, MA 02201. The PDF prints the address as Room 301, City Hall, Boston, MA 02201.
• In person: bring the completed form, or fill out a new one, at Boston City Hall, 1 City Hall Square.
• By email: send the completed real estate form to [email protected].

Sign the form before sending it: the owner's signature is required before any change of mailing address can be authorized. Do not send this form to the personal property addresses the city lists for business personal property. If you need a paper copy, the Taxpayer Referral and Assistance Center at 617-635-4287 will send you one. The form lists Tax Data Administration at (617) 635-3783. The sources name no fee. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows the channels above.