Electronic Filing of Tax Certiorari Petitions

Load File Field Descriptions

Format Change - Name of Petitioner The Name of the Petitioner ("Applicnt" field) has increased from 25 characters to 255 characters.
See the Applicnt comment for formatting requirements.

Instructions

Format Requirements: Tax Commission Petition Automated Data Transfer Program
Prepare the file using the following conventions:
- ASCII; Header Record(01) - fixed length 907; Detail Record(02) - fixed length 90
- Field Delimiter - no, Record Delimiter - yes.
- For Condominiums: When Condo COVERAGE = 1, 2, or 3, enter data in all fields (except SCARP). When COVERAGE = 4, create a separate record for each range. Enter data for all fields on the low lot, the first record for each range. Subsequent records require only BOROUGH, BLOCK, LOT, INDEX#, CONDOHI, CONDO# and COVERAGE. Procedures for creating multiple records for petitions when COVERAGE = 4 are the same as in the Application Data Transfer instructions.

Header Record(01) - fixed length 907

Field	Name	Description	Type	Length	Default	Comments
1	RecType	Record Type Number	Numeric	2	Required	Record Type Number must be 01 for the Header Record.
2	Applicnt	Name of the Petitioner	Char	255	Required
3	Entity	Entity of the Petitioner	Char	25	Depends	This field is ONLY required if the NYSCEF system is creating the petition.
4	Relation	Relation of the Petitioner	Char	25	Not Required	This field is used if the NYSCEF system is creating the petition.
5	FirmName1	Law Firm Name	Char	50	Not Required	This field is used if the NYSCEF system is creating the petition.
6	FirmName2	Law Firm Name	Char	50	Not Required	This field is used if the NYSCEF system is creating the petition.
7	FirmAddr1	Law Firm Address	Char	50	Not Required	This field is used if the NYSCEF system is creating the petition.
8	FirmAddr2	Law Firm Address	Char	50	Not Required	This field is used if the NYSCEF system is creating the petition.
9	FirmAddr3	Law Firm Address	Char	50	Not Required	This field is used if the NYSCEF system is creating the petition.
10	SignName	Signatory Name	Char	25	Not Required	This field is used if the NYSCEF system is creating the petition.
11	SignTitle	Signatory Title	Char	25	Not Required	This field is used if the NYSCEF system is creating the petition.
12	CorpLang1	Corporation Language	Char	100	Not Required	Additional language in the jurat for corporations. This field is used if the NYSCEF system is creating the petition.
13	CorpLang2	Corporation Language	Char	100	Not Required	Additional language in the jurat for corporations. This field is used if the NYSCEF system is creating the petition.
14	CorpLang3	Corporation Language	Char	100	Not Required	Additional language in the jurat for corporations. This field is used if the NYSCEF system is creating the petition.

Detail Record(02) - fixed length 90

Field	Name	Description	Type	Length	Default	Comments
1	RecType	Record Type Number	Numeric	2	Required	Record Type Number must be 02 for the Detail Record. There can be up to 8 blocks and lots entered for 1 Index Number. The Index Request Number will be the same for all 8.
2	Boro		Numeric	1	Depends	This field is ONLY required for counties within the city of New York. One of the following codes: 1=Manhattan, 2=Bronx, 3=Brooklyn, 4=Queens, 5=Staten Island.
3	Block		Numeric	5	Required
4	Lot		Numeric	4	Required	For condos, list the low lot; list the low lot of each range.
5	Address	Address	Char	25	Not Required
6	Land	Assessment of Land	Numeric	11	Not Required
7	LandImp	Assessment of Land and Improvements	Numeric	11	Not Required
8	ClaimV	Claimed (full) Value	Numeric	11	Required	For condos, list the claimed full market value of the low lot, not the value of the range or entire condo.
9	Level	Level of Assessment	Char	3	Not Required	Percent without decimal. Round to nearest percentage.
10	Unequal	Grounds	Char	1	Not Required	X = Yes
11	Excessv	Grounds	Char	1	Not Required	X = Yes
12	Illegal	Grounds	Char	1	Not Required	X = Yes
13	MisClass	Grounds	Char	1	Not Required	X = Yes
14	Atty	Attorney Group #	Numeric	3	Required
15	Scarp		Numeric	1	Not Required	If SCARP then 9 else blank.
16	CondoHi	Condo Hi Lot	Numeric	4	If condo, not zero	If COVERAGE=1, same as LOT; If COVERAGE=2, high LOT on petition; If COVERAGE=3, high LOT of single range; If COVERAGE=4, high LOT of each range.
17	Condo#	Condo Number	Numeric	4	If condo, not zero	Appears on tax maps and RPAD tape.
18	Coverage	Condo Coverage	Numeric	1	If condo, not zero	1=One lot only, 2=All lots in condo, 3=Single range of lots, 4=Multiple ranges.