Brian Rosenberger
TAX ASSESSOR
E-mail:
do*****************@co*****.net
288 Main Street
Newport, NJ 08345
Phone: 856-447-3100, Ext 105
Fax: 856-447-3533
1st & 3rd Monday Evenings 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Saturday morning by appointment
The Tax Assessor holds the following responsibilities:
Senior Citizen – Disabled Persons – Surviving Spouse
The State Constitution authorizes an annual property tax deduction from the property taxes levied on a dwelling house owned and occupied by any of three types of persons. The deduction is $250 off your property taxes.
In order to qualify for a property tax deduction, a senior citizen must apply for the deduction and must meet all of the following requirements:
In order to qualify for a property tax deduction, a disabled person must meet all of the following requirements.
In order to qualify for a Surviving Spouse property tax deduction, a surviving spouse of either a qualified senior citizen or disabled person must meet all of the following requirements:
By provision of the State Constitution, a tax deduction is granted from the taxes levied on the real property owned by: qualified war veterans; their surviving spouses; and the surviving spouses of service persons who have served in time of war and who died in active duty. The tax deduction granted to veterans and their surviving spouses is in addition to all other tax deductions or exemptions, for which the person may be eligible. At the discretion of the claimant, the tax deduction may be apportioned among properties located in different taxing districts. The deduction has been increased from $50.00 to $250.00.
In order to qualify for a tax deduction, a veteran must apply for the deduction and must meet all of the following requirements as of October 1 of the pretax year.
Certain war veterans who have suffered certain enumerated service-connected disabilities of a character described in the law or who have been declared to be totally or 100% permanently disabled are granted full tax exemption on their dwelling house and the lot on which it is located, as of the date the property is acquired by such a veteran, or as of the date the veteran property owner is declared to be totally or 1.00% permanently disabled by the United State Veterans Administration.
The surviving spouse of any such citizen and resident of this State who at the time of death was entitled to the exemption provided under the law, shall be entitled, on proper claim made therefore, to the same exemption as the deceased husband or wife was so entitled during widowhood or widowhood while a resident of this State, for the time that claimant is the legal owner thereof and actually occupies the said dwelling house on the premises to be exempted or any other dwelling claimant thereafter acquires and uses as the principal place of residence.
The widow or widower of a disabled veteran or deceased serviceperson who at the time of death was eligible for entitlement to the property tax exemption, or who would have become eligible had he or she lived to the date of a subsequent broadening of the scope of the property tax exemption (January 10, 1972), is eligible to receive the property tax exemption that the deceased would have been eligible to receive if living.
Note: The aforementioned requirements are subject to change without notification by the State of New Jersey.
If you feel you are entitled to any of the above deductions or exemptions, please contact the Tax Assessor for an application and to answer any questions you may have regarding the same.
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