Homestead Exemption Application For Senior Citizens In Allegheny
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Older adults and people with disabilities 18 and older in Pennsylvania may be eligible to receive up to $1,000 in rebates.
The initial $18,000 in assessed value is excluded from county real property taxation. Although this program is for Allegheny County tax purposes only, school districts and municipalities may also participate. School and municipality participation questions should be directly addressed to those entities.
Homeowners should contact their county assessment office (position 48) for a copy of their county's homestead and farmstead application form. The March 1 application deadline for property tax relief is set in the Homeowner Tax Relief Act (Section 341 of Act 72 of 2004).
Flat 30% discount of the real property tax on their primary residence for each year you are eligible.
The Treasurer's Office administrates Act 77, Senior Citizen Tax Relief, which entitles qualified senior citizen homeowners to a flat 30% discount on the real estate tax on their primary residence.
You must own the property and live in it as your primary residence to qualify. If you no longer qualify for the Homestead Exemption you must file the change or removal form.
Each school district may exempt any person whose total income from all sources is less than ten thousand dollars per annum from its per capita tax or any portion thereof. The school district may adopt and employ regulations for the processing of claims for the exemption.
To receive a homestead or farmstead exclusion, a Pennsylvania resident must submit an application to the county assessor. School Districts are responsible for sending out the applications by December 31 of each year. If an application was approved under Act 72, the application is still valid and one need not reapply.
