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1. Is anyone exempt from paying property taxes?

Yes, most hospitals, schools and government properties are exempt from property taxes. Permanently and totally disabled veterans of war are also exempt from payment of property taxes. In addition, many religious and non-profit organizations qualify for property tax exemption.

2. When will I receive my assessment postcard and tax information?

Postcards are mailed to property owners the end of January. This statutory requirement is intended to inform property owners of their assessment for the current tax year. 
Postcards are now WHITE NOT GREEN
Are mailed to notify you what your ASSESSMENT is for the current year.  
They are NOT to be used for income tax purposes. 
The tax amount shown on the card is how much was BILLED to the PROPERTY not the individual owner. 
That amount billed on the post card DOES NOT reflect if you received a homestead rebate or a Senior PTR or if you paid any interest. 
For the exact amount you were billed and paid please refer to Property Tax and Sewer Look Up Information
                            Put your address in the search box
                           Your assessment will be reflected on the left hand side and the amounts billed and paid for each quarter will be beneath that in the middle of the page. 

If a property owner does not agree with their assessment, they may file an appeal. The appeal deadline is April 1st.

3. How do I file a tax appeal?

A taxpayer does not file an appeal of his/her taxes but rather the assessment. West Orange Township taxpayers who believe that their assessments are not fair as of October 1st, of the pretax year (the assessing date) have the right to file an appeal with the Essex County Board of Taxation on or before April 1st of the tax year. A Petition of Appeal may be obtained from the Essex County Board of Taxation located at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Complex, 495 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Room 230, Newark, NJ 07102, call  973-395-8525 or visit https://www.essexcountynjtaxboard.org/

The Property Taxpayer Bill of Rights states property taxpayers in New Jersey have the following rights:

• The right to understand the property assessment process and the requirements of the state Constitution concerning the assessment of real property;

• The right to understand the calculation of the assessment on their property;

• The right to detailed information about how to appeal an assessment of property; and

• The right to view the property assessment of any other parcel of property in the municipality.

Read More: NJ now has a 'bill of rights' for taxpayers — Here's what you need to know | http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/pdf/lpt/LocalPropertyTax.pdf

4. What is revaluation?

A revaluation program seeks to spread the tax burden equitably within a municipality by appraising each property according to its true value and assessing it based on such value. This process is almost always accomplished by hiring a revaluation company under the direct supervision of the municipal tax assessor in accomplishing this task and involves the interior & exterior inspection of every property in a municipality.

Get the brochure, “What is Revaluation” from the New Jersey Tax Website. https://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/pdf/lpt/revaluation.pdf