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Timestamp: 2017-10-17 00:21:21
Document Index: 198768174

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 260', '§ 260', '§ 260', '§ 260', '§ 260', '§ 260', '§ 260', '§ 6101', '§ 4751', '§ 4751', '§ 6926']

Borough of West View, PA Senior Citizen Property Tax Relief
260 Art IX Senior Citizen Property Tax Relief
§ 260-78 Definitions.
§ 260-79 Limitation of assessment for eligible taxpayers.
§ 260-80 Participation in limitation of tax assessment program.
§ 260-81 Rules and regulations.
Article IX: Senior Citizen Property Tax Relief
[Adopted 12-14-1994 by Ord. No. 1355 (Ch. 126, Art. IX, of the 1977 Code)]
§ 260-78
Limitation of assessment for eligible taxpayers.
§ 260-80
Participation in limitation of tax assessment program.
§ 260-81
Chapter 260: TAXATION Article IX Senior Citizen Property Tax Relief
The Act of December 22, 1993, Public Law 529, No. 77, codified as the Allegheny Regional Asset District Law, 16 P.S. § 6101-B et seq.
ALLEGHENY REGIONAL ASSET DISTRICT LAW
See the definition of "Act 77" above.
The fair market value of property as determined by the Board of Property Assessment, Appeals and Review.
The Town Council of the Borough of West View.
DEPARTMENT OF PROPERTY ASSESSMENT
The Department of Property Assessment, Appeals, Review and Registry of Allegheny County.
A longtime owner/occupant of a principal residence in Allegheny County who is:
A single person aged 65 or older during a calendar year in which county real property taxes are due and assessed; or
Married persons if either spouse is 65 or older during a calendar year in which county and Borough real property taxes are due and assessed.
All income received by an eligible taxpayer while residing in his or her principal residence during a calendar year.
All income from whatever source derived, including but not limited to salaries, wages, bonuses, commissions, income from self-employment, alimony, support money, cash public assistance and relief, the gross amount of any pensions or annuities, including railroad retirement benefits, all benefits received under the Federal Social Security Act (except Medicare benefits), all benefits received under state unemployment insurance laws and veteran's disability payments, all interest received from the federal or any state government or any instrumentality or political subdivision hereof, realized capital gains, rentals, workmen's compensation and the gross amount of loss of time insurance benefits, life insurance benefits and proceeds [except the first $5,000 of the total of death benefit payments], and gifts of cash or property (other than transfers by gift between members of a household) in excess of a total value of $300, but shall not include surplus food or other relief in kind supplied by a governmental agency or property tax or rent rebate or inflation dividend.
LONGTIME OWNER/OCCUPANT
Any person who for at least 10 continuous years has owned and occupied the same dwelling place as a principal residence and domicile, or any person who for at least five continuous years has owned and occupied the same dwelling place as a principal residence and domicile if that person received assistance in the acquisition of the property as part of a government or nonprofit housing program.
The dwelling place of a person, including the principal house and lot, and such lots as are used in connection therewith which contribute to its enjoyment, comfort and convenience; or a building with a maximum of one commercial establishment and a maximum of three residential units of which one residential unit must be a principal residence of the longtime owner/occupant.
The Act of March 11, 1971, Public Law 104, No. 3, as amended, codified as Pennsylvania Statutes Annotated, Title 72, § 4751-1 et seq.
Editor's Note: 72 P.S. §§ 4751-1 to 4751-10 was repealed by 2006, June 27, P.L. 1873, No. 1. See now 53 P.S. § 6926.1301 et seq.
[Amended 7-11-2001 by Ord. No. 1400]
All eligible taxpayers in Allegheny County and the Borough of West View, being longtime owner/occupants, shall be entitled to a flat twenty-five-percent discount on the Borough's Real estate tax, for his or her principal residence, if the eligible taxpayer meets the household income limits for qualification for any amount of property tax rebate under the Senior Citizens Rebate and Assistance Act.
Any person paying property taxes in the county and Borough may apply to the Department of Property Assessment for certification as a participant in the assessment limitation program authorized under this article. In order to be eligible to participate in the program, the person must meet the following conditions:
The person must be a single person aged 65 or older, or be married persons with either spouse being 65 years of age or older.
The person must be a longtime owner/occupant.
The property owned by the person must be the principal residence and domicile of the resident.
The person's household income must qualify him or her to receive any amount of property tax rebate under the Senior Citizens Rebate and Assistance Act.
The Town Council of the Borough of West View elects to piggyback with Allegheny County and the Department of Property Assessment which shall have the authority to issue rules and regulations with respect to the administration of the limitation of tax assessment program established under this article. Such rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, reasonable proof of household income, proof of residence, proof of qualification for or receipt of a property tax rebate under the Senior Citizens Rebate and Assistance Act and any other reasonable requirements and conditions as may be necessary to operate the tax assessment limitation program.