ARTICLE III. REAL ESTATE TAX EXEMPTION FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSONS

Sec. 21-42. Authorized; maximum amount.

Tax exemption is provided for the dwelling of qualified property owners who are not less than sixty-five (65) years of age or who are permanently and totally disabled and who are otherwise eligible according to the provisions of this article. Persons qualifying for exemption are deemed to be bearing an extraordinary tax burden on the property described in this article, in relation to their income and financial worth. Persons qualifying for and claiming exemption under this article shall be exempt from the amount of taxes assessed against such property, as determined by the following chart:

 Total Combined Income as determined

Pursuant to section 21-44

 

Amount of Exemption

 

1 Eligible Owner
 


2 or more Eligible

Owners

 

 
  Less than $19,550.00

 
  Less than $22,350.00

 
   100%
 

 
  $19,550.00  to $29,700.00

 
  $22,350.00  to $31,567.00


   An amount not to exceed    $600.00
 

 
  $29,700.00 to $39,850.00

 
  $31,567.00 to $40,784.00

 
   An amount not to exceed    $420.00
 


$39,850.00 to $50,000.00

$40,784.00 to $50,000.00

An amount not to exceed $300.00
 

 (Ord. No. 02-1(R), 1/15/02; Ord. No. 04-1, 2/3/04; Ord. No. 04-32, 12/21/04)

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