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Tax Assessor: Mary Joan Wyatt
Phone: 609-567-4300 Ext. 115 or 116
Location: Town Hall - 100 Central Avenue
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 4:30 pm |
To Obtain a List of Property Owners within 200 feet of
Block/Lot: Fee is $10.00 for up to 40 property owners and
addresses; after 40, it is 25 cents per property owner and
respective address.
Senior Citizen, Disabled Person or Surviving Spouse
Deduction: Applications may be obtained at the Assessor's
Office during regular business hours
Veteran or Surviving Spouse Deduction: Applications can be
obtained in the Tax Assessor's Office for this deduction.
You must be honorably discharged from active service. Please
bring your DD-214 Form to the Assessor’s Office at the time
you are applying. According to Chapter 127, Public Law 2001
(A-1330 [1R]), there are specified active service periods
for this veteran tax benefit. If you were active in the
service during Peacekeeping Missions, you are required to
have a minimum of 14 days service in the actual combat
except where service-incurred injury or disability occurs in
the combat zone, than actual time served, though less than
14 days, is sufficient for purposes of property tax
exemption or deduction.
For a disabled person, there is no age limit. Also, proof of
income is a criteria. You must reasonably anticipate that
income received during the tax year, including income of
claimant's spouse, will not exceed $10,000. You can exclude
one of the following three: (1) Social Security Benefits,
(2) Federal Government Retirement/Disability Pension
including Federal Railroad Retirement Benefits, or (3)
State, County, Municipal Government and their political
subdivisions and agencies Retirement/Disability Pension. To
apply, please bring proof of age, you must be 65 or older as
of December 31st of the pretax year. For a surviving spouse,
the age is 55 or older. |