[Adopted 8-24-1966 by Res. No. 5 (Ch. 185, Art. I, of the 1995 Code)]
[Amended 12-14-1983 by L.L. No. 4-1983; 12-13-1995 by L.L. No. 9-1995; 2-28-2007 by L.L. No. 3-2007]
The provisions of § 467 of the Real Property Tax Law are hereby adopted and made applicable to real property in the Town of Ogden owned by persons 65 years of age or over, except that where the owners are husband and wife or are siblings (two or more individuals having at least one common parent), one spouse or sibling must be 65 years of age or over. Exemption may be allowed to otherwise eligible senior citizens who became 65 after the taxable status date (March 1) but on or before December 31 of the same calendar year. However, the applicant is still required to file the application for exemption on or before taxable status date.
[Last amended 1-10-2007 by L.L. No. 1-2007[1]]
The maximum income allowed to qualify for the base exemption (50% of assessed value) is set at $29,000 beginning July 1, 2009, with corresponding increases in the sliding scale:
Annual Income
Percentage of Assessed Valuation Exempt from Taxation
$29,000 and under
50%
Greater than $29,000 to less than $30,000
45%
$30,000 to less than $31,000
40%
$31,000 to less than $32,000
35%
$32,000 to less than $32,900
30%
$32,900 to less than $33,800
25%
$33,800 to less than $34,700
20%
$34,700 to less than $35,600
15%
$35,600 to less than $36,500
10%
$36,500 to less than $37,400
5%
$37,400 and over
No exemption
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[Added 10-24-1984 by L.L. No. 6-1984; amended 7-28-2004 by L.L. No. 2-2004; 11-9-2005 by L.L. No. 7-2005]
The Assessor of the Town of Ogden is authorized to accept applications for renewal of exemptions, pursuant to § 467 of the Real Property Tax Law, filed after the taxable status date, provided that the owner or owners of the property filed a renewal application on or before the last date for the hearing of complaints on the current assessment roll, and where failure to file a timely application resulted from:
A. 
A death of the applicant's spouse, child, parent, brother or sister; or
B. 
An illness of the applicant or of the applicant's spouse, child, parent, brother or sister, which actually prevents the applicant from filing on a timely basis, as certified by a licensed physician.