As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
APPLICATION
The information required to be submitted by a veteran or
the veteran's surviving spouse seeking a property tax exemption, and
conforming to the requirements of N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.31.
PROPERTY
The real property and the improvements subject to an exemption.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Montclair, in the County of Essex, New Jersey.
The Township shall provide for tax exemptions as set forth in
N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.30.
For a veteran, or his or her surviving spouse or domestic partner,
entitled to exemption under N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.30, after a formal written
request for a retroactive refund of property taxes as set forth in
N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.31, submitted to the Tax Assessor with all required
documentation from the United States Veterans Administration, the
Township Council, by appropriate resolution, shall return to the veteran
or the veteran's surviving spouse all property tax payments made since
the date the application is filed with the Tax Assessor. Retroactive
refunds shall not be granted for property taxes paid prior to the
United States Veterans Administration's date of determination of total
disability.