Why did the assessing department come to my property?

Cycled inspections - The assessing department is mandated by the state of New Hampshire to measure and inspect all properties in town every 5 years. To save money the Town of Hampstead has a cycled inspection program. We measure and inspect a fourth of the town every year. This meets the state requirement, and saves the town in having a full revaluation every 5 years.

Permits - A building permit was issued for your property within the past year, we are inspecting the property to see the status as of April 1, 2018.

Customer Follow-up - We are responding to your request to ascertain the accuracy of our assessment of your property.

Sale - We use the sales to determine property assessments. We visit the properties that have sold, to determine accuracy of the property record card, and to verify circumstances around the sale.

Change - Recently discovered evidence indicates that the information we have pertaining to your property may need to be changed.