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Town of Amherst, NY
Erie County
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[Adopted 4-6-1998 by L.L. No. 4-1998]
The purpose of this article is to grant a partial exemption from taxation to the maximum extent of 50% of the assessed valuation of real property owned by certain persons with limited income who have disabilities.
Only those persons meeting the requirements of § 459-c of the Real Property Tax Law shall be entitled to the exemption hereby provided.
For the purpose of this article, M is equal to $18,500. The value of M may be modified from time to time by the Town Board by resolution or amendment of this article.
Partial exemption from taxation to the extent set forth in this article is granted to those persons having income or combined income as limited by § 459-c of the Real Property Tax Law and not exceeding the amount set forth in the following schedule for the income tax year immediately preceding the year of application for exemption:
Annual Income
Percentage of Assessed Valuation Exempt from Taxation
M or less
50%
More than M but less than M+$1,000
45%
M+$1,000 or more but less than M+$2,000
40%
M+$2,000 or more but less than M+$3,000
35%
M+$3,000 or more but less than M+$3,900
30%
M+$3,900 or more but less than M+$4,800
25%
M+$4,800 or more but less than M+$5,700
20%
M+$5,700 or more but less than M+$6,600
15%
M+$6,600 or more but less than M+$7,500
10%
M+$7,500 or more but less than M+$8,400
5%