Assessor
Department
The City Assessor’s office is responsible for maintaining and updating property records for all parcels of property within the City of Olean. We review new construction and demolitions, record sales, help to maintain property tax maps by working in cooperation with Cattaraugus County Real Property Services, prepare annual Assessment Rolls, County and City tax rolls, and mail out tax bills. We also provide information to property owners, appraisers, realtors, attorneys, developers, government agencies and a variety of other organizations within the community.
Most of our records are public information, much of which is contained on this website. In addition, we also process exemption applications such as Senior Citizen, STAR, Veterans’, business improvement 485B, and others, in accordance with state guidelines.
NYS STAR Resource Center
***March 1st is the deadline for filing all new and renewal exemption applications***
Effective Nov. 1st 2024:
All deeds must be countersigned by the Assessor’s Office before being filed with the County Clerk’s Office. Deeds will not be countersigned without:
- The original deed to stamp
- Copy of the deed
- Copy of the RP-5217
- $10 stamping fee payable to “City of Olean”
- If a limited liability company (LLC) is the buyer in a deed transfer of a building containing up to four family dwelling units, documentation that identifies the names and addresses of all members, managers and other authorized persons of the LLC. If any member of the LLC is itself an LLC or other business entity, the names and addresses of the shareholders, directors, officers, members, managers and/or partners of that LLC or other business entity must also be provided until ultimate ownership by natural persons is disclosed.
