Brooklyn Property Tax Credits Need a Refund Route

A Brooklyn property-tax credit deserves a careful look. Credits can come from overpayments, canceled charges, assessment reductions, SCRIE or DRIE credits, exemptions, abatements, or other adjustments. An overpayment credit is refunded to the person who made the payment. That matters after a refinance, mortgage-servicer change, co-owner payment, or duplicate online payment.

Pull current and past bills. Identify why the credit appeared.

Use the official refund request if the credit should come back instead of staying on the account. Keep the current and past bills, the reason for the credit, the name of the person who paid, and the refund request confirmation together.