This summer,
Pennsylvania signed into law the Homeowners Tax Relief Act. The main
purpose of the law is to provide property tax relief to resident
homeowners. This relief will come through a homestead and/or
farmstead exclusion, which means that a portion of the assessed value of
your property will be excluded from the property tax, thus lowering your
real estate school taxes. To qualify as a homestead, the residence
must be the permanent primary residence on which property taxes are paid.
It is important that each residential property owner complete the
homestead exclusion application received in the mail and return it to:
Northampton County
PO Box 928
Bangor, PA
18013
The deadline to
submit the application for property tax relief is March 1, 2005.
However, we recommend that you complete the form and return it at your
earliest convenience.
You will receive
notification regarding your approval/denial from the county assessor
within 30 days after the receipt of your application. If for any
reason your application is denied, you will be given an opportunity to
appeal the county's determination. Should you have any questions,
please contact your county assessor's office at (610) 559-3041.
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