Lower Income Senior Citizen Exemption

Requirements for this exemption are:                                                                                                                                                                                                                        -Owners must be 65 years of age
-The property must be the primary residence
-The senior must have owned the property for at least one year
-Owners gross income (including Social Security) must be $26,900 or less for the county exemption and $24,000 or less for the city and Rome school exemption
-Seniors must apply each year prior to the last Tuesday in July
-Renewal applications go out mid-February
-Each year the owners must provide proof of their prior years income
-The exemption applies to city, county, and school taxes (depending on income scale)
-School taxes are not exempted if any children attending public schools reside on the property

For more information on the Lower Income Senior Citizen exemption click on the following links:

Lower Income Senior Citizen Q&A's

Lower Income Senior Citizen Instructions

Lower Income Senior Citizen Application