Delaware Legislative Hall, Dover, Delaware, USA
DOVER, Del. — Delaware lawmakers are advancing a new round of legislation aimed at correcting errors, improving oversight and easing the financial impact of the state’s first statewide property tax reassessment in more than four decades, following widespread concern from homeowners and businesses across the state.
The reassessment, completed in 2025, updated property values that in many cases had not been adjusted since the 1980s. While state and county officials said the update was necessary to modernize the tax system, the results sparked confusion, appeals and sharp increases in some tax bills — particularly in New Castle County…