PUBLIC NOTICE
Senior Citizen and Disabled Veteran 2020 Tax Exemption Applications are Available at City Hall.
SENIOR CITIZENS
To qualify for the property tax exemption, each senior citizen must have attained the age of 65 on or before December 31, 2019, and must have owned and occupied real property as a permanent place of abode as of December 31, 2019. New applicants must provide proof of age.
A resident widow or widower age 60 to 64 is eligible if the deceased spouse of the widow or widower was eligible at the time of his or her death.
DISABLED VETERANS
Real property owned and occupied as a permanent place of abode by a disabled veteran qualifies for property tax exemption. “Disabled Veteran” means a disabled person separated from the military service of the United States under a condition that is not dishonorable who is a resident of the State, whose disability was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the military service of the United States, and whose disability has been rated 50% or more by the branch of service in which that person served or by the Veteran’s Administration. Applicants must annually provide proof of 50% or more disability.
Qualified applicants for both exemption programs may obtain an application from City Hall or on the City’s website. Applications must be filed with the City Clerk’s office no later than January 15, 2020.
CLICK HERE for Tax Exemption Application
For further information, please contact the City Clerk’s office at 834-3468 or aferko@valdezak.gov.
