HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 11-07-2001-8fORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Dale: November ], 2001
Action Agentla
Item NO. $~
SU&IECT: Late Applications for Property MOmestwtl Exemptons
DEPARTMENT: Assessors t]MCe PUBLIC HEARING: (YM) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORIMTION CONTACT:
John Smhh, ext. 2101
Exempt S*atus Resolutbn
Letters and Applications Requesting TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Homestead Exemptions Hillsborough ]3R-8181
Chapel Hill 988-4501
Durham 888-7331
Mebane 336-22]-2031
PURPOSE: To consider four(4)late applications for granting homestead exemption for the
2001 tax year.
BACKGROUND: North Carolina law provides for the ezclusion of a portion of the value of
cedain real aM personal property from taxation, provided that the owner meets certain Income
antl age provisions. NCGS 105-27).1 ezclutlea from property razes the first $20,000 in
assessed value of certain properly ownetl by N.C. residents aged 85 or older or totally and
permanently tllaabletl whose tlisposable income does nol ezmed $15,000. This exGUSion
covers real property or mobile homes pavpletl by fie owner as his or her permanent
residence. Applications for Ub "homeeteatl exemption" must be filetl poor to April 15^ in the tax
year for which relief is sought.
These four applicants filetl epplicetlone for homeeteatl exemption after Apol 15, 2001. NCGS
105-282.1(a)(5) tloes allow some tllxre0on for untimely applications for homestead exemption.
Upon a showing of good cause by the applicant far failure tp make a timely application, en
applicatipn for exempton or exclusion fletl afterthe close of the listing pedod may be approvetl
by Ne Department of Revenue, Oe boartl of equalization antl review, Ne boats of county
commissioners, or the govemiig body of a municipality, es appropriate. An untimely application
for exempton or exGUSion approvetl under this subtlivision applies only to property texea levied
by the many or municipality in Ne calendar year in which [he untimely application is filed.
These far applicants can be approvetl br 20111 based on the above referenced general
statutes. The opinion of the Assessor is that Ne above referenostl applicants meet all eligibility
requirements antl the IeBers provitletl setis8ea Me "gootl cause' requirement of NCG5105-
282.1(a)(5).
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FINANCVIL IMPACT: Tha retluc[bh in the County's tax base associaMtl whh approval of
these homesteetl exemption appliwtlons will result In a retluctlon of 2001 taxes tlue to the
County. municipaliges, antl special disMCts in the amount of $8]5.90.
RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommentls [hat the apPlicationa far 2001 homesieatl
exemption for the above referencetl applicants be approved.
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Commissiwevroaplwve appliranom fm ers~gxiwaaer the close aflhe 4sdvg pviol, evd
Whereav, good ceuw6ssb'.mshowu u evidmcetl by Wewfw¢atanpackdpsavidetl,ad
Whema, De AVxvwc hu tlelemtivM Lal We app4cav¢cauW have been
approearrozpBl ma apps anwa LewomelY
NOW~IAEREPORE,RIS RESOLVEDBV i9E 80ARU OF COIMIY
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vaN record havi¢g bew mah iv the Mwurc Back of rLe mvuus or sud Beary and u
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To Who It May Concern
Iam writing this letter to. explain the mixup on my
property tax in 2000.
I was under the impresion that my wife had filled
out the papers to recieve the disability
discount before her death I was not aware that
theese papers were to be filled out every year.
sorry for the miss understanding and thank you for
any assistants in this matter.
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odober 1s, 2001
Greetings:
Re: Elizabeth Neville-Property Tae Retie/
My name is Linda Neville Chalmers. I am the tlaugh[er of Elizabeth 5wit Neville
and I also have "Power of Attorney for her. My mother is a witlower antl is 76 years
old with a severe rase of osteoporosis. Aker almost fi0 years of manage my father
passetl away, one year ago August 26, 2000 from Alzheimer.
The reason I am just now contacting you is because I was looking at the back of my
mother's tax notlcetl antl lust realizetl that she coultl get a "Property Tax Relief For
Elderly or Permanently Disabletl'. Since my fatheYS passing it has been extremely
financially dAficult for my mrnher, rwf to mention her health decline. BoM my parents
are illiterate antl I have been helping with mail and paying hills far them far years.
This one slipped by me. I realized that your tleatlline was April 15", but I would like
for you to please just consider this an excepfim fc your roles, emergency case. My
mom's income is just $8,654.00 a year, and nothing else; no stocks, bonds or
interest from anything, just Social Security. I help oN as much as I can financially,
but I do have a family as well.
Please give this case careNl cronsitleration
Very sincerely,
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Linda Neville Chalmers
2404 Mt. Sinai Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
(919) 531-7010 ~ work
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