Real Estate Tax Relief

Requirements for tax relief for the elderly and disabled:

• Must be 65 years old or older or permanently and totally disabled.
• Property must be in the name of the person applying and must be their only home.
• The annual household income must be under $50,000.
• Financial worth of the applicant and all other persons living in the home must be under $160,000 excluding the value of the dwelling and five acres of land.
• Tax relief is based on the prior year’s income and financial worth at prior year’s end.
• Applications are taken January 1st through March 15th of each year.