Do all NH towns follow this law, automatically denying abatement requests if an interior inspection is not permitted?
I don’t believe so. I believe that town officials (Selectmen, etc.) may exercise discretion, and are free to apply common sense in considering all of the facts. In my case, the assessor recommended denying my abatement request and the Hollis Selectmen just went along with it, not questioning why an interior inspection was required when I had contested my land valuation. Since Selectmen are elected officials, they have an obligation to listen to the public, and generally do not act in a heavy-handed or unreasonable manner. Click here for an account of a town meeting in Wisconsin on exactly the same issue.
