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Tax Assessment

John Peneda | Tax Assessor

John Peneda, Certified Tax Tax Assessor, KUEZ Coordinator has been employed with the Town of Kearny since May 2009, when he was hired as the KUEZ Coordinator. As such, Mr. Peneda has brought many projects to Kearny, such as marketing the Town of Kearny, the Kearny Avenue streetscape, repaving projects in key commercial districts, flood prevention and other infrastructure improvements, new equipment and vehicles for the Kearny Fire Department, new police patrol vehicles, addition of new police officers to patrol the business district, security surveillance camera network, organizing business seminars, the KUEZ loan program, the Kearny Rewards Program, as well as many other projects. Mr. Peneda has also been the Tax Assessor since 2013, where he is responsible to appraise real and personal property to determine its fair value, to prepare and maintain current data on each assessed lot, to inspect properties in order to determine appraisal value, to complete and maintain assessment rolls, to analyze trends in sales prices, construction costs and rents, to establish uniform and equitable systems for assessing all classes and types of property, among other responsibilities.
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201-955-7981
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Supplemental Form for Peacekeeping Missions & Operations Form

Active Military Service Property Tax Deferment Application

Senior Citizen, Disabled Persons, Surviving Spouse Form

Veterans, Surviving Spouse Form

100% Permanently Disabled Veteran, Surviving Spouse Form

Homeowner Tax Abatement Form

Initial Statement of Organization Claiming Property Tax Exemption

Further Statement of Organization Claiming Property Tax Exemption

Change of Address Form


“We Value Kearny”


New Jersey’s real property tax is “Ad Valorem” or a “tax according to the value”, meaning that each person pays tax based on the value of the property he or she owns.

The Tax Assessor Office maintains official documents:

  • Tax maps
  • Recording New Property Owners
  • Property Record Cards
  • Subdivisions
  • Reviews of tax abatement applications
  • Reviews of tax exemption applications
  • Initial statement organization claiming tax exemption
  • Further statement organization claiming tax exemption
  • Pre-construction reviews to project estimated taxes
  • Inspects and assesses taxable new construction property
  • Evaluates property assessment changes due to demolitions, fires, etc.

Senior Citizens, Disabled Persons, Surviving Spouse

N. J. Constitution authorizes an annual deduction of $250.00 from real property taxes on a dwelling house which is owned and occupied by a citizen of New Jersey as of October 1st of the pretax year, is 65 years or older or permanently and totally disabled or qualifies as a surviving spouse of a senior citizen or disabled person, whose annual income is $10,000 or less, not including social security.

Veterans, Surviving Spouse

To qualify for a deduction a claimant must be a New Jersey citizen prior to October 1st of the pretax year and have active wartime service in United States Armed Forces with Honorable Discharge.

100 Percent Permanently Disabled Veteran, Surviving Spouse

Qualified N. J. resident war veterans having certain – service connected disabilities described in law or having been declared totally or l00% permanently disabled by the U. S. Veterans Administration are granted full tax exemption on their dwelling house and lot.

Homeowners of One, Two and Three Family Dwellings 20 Years Old or Older

Town records will indicate that Construction Permits were issued for work on your home. Qualified homeowners of one, two and/or three family homes of 20 years old or older may qualify for (5) five year home improvement tax assessment abatement.

Tax Appeals

Property owners who feel their property is unfairly valued, have the right to appeal their assessment. The original petition of appeal along with a filing fee, must be filed by April 1st at the filing website: www.njappealonline.com or with the Hudson County Board of Taxation, located at:

Hudson County Plaza
257 Cornelison Avenue
3rd Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07302
201-395-6260

For additional information on tax forms or tax appeals, please visit the Hudson County website at: www.hudsoncountytax.com

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