Property rights
FREE PROPERTY TAX/RENT REBATE APPLICATION FILING HELP AVAILABLE IN SCRANTON ON NOV. 10
November 10, 2008 Posted by Pennsylvania Real Estate
HARRISBURG, PA - November 6, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) – Secretary of Revenue Tom Wolf today announced that Department of Revenue representatives will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 10 at the South Side Senior Center, located at 425 Alder St. in Scranton, Lackawanna County, to help seniors file applications for property […]
Berks Seniors Reap $8.7 Million in Property Tax & Rent Rebates
October 2, 2008 Posted by Pennsylvania Real Estate
Harrisburg, September 29, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — With three months remaining before the December 31, 2008, deadline to apply for “2007 tax year” rebates, more than 17,270 Berks County seniors have received a total of $8.7 million in Property Tax and Rent Rebates so far this year, according to Senator Michael A. O’Pake (D-Berks).
Rohrer Calls On County Commissioners to Take Emergency Action to Prevent PA Seniors from Losing Their Homes
September 16, 2008 Posted by Pennsylvania Real Estate
September 16, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — With the Pennsylvania House returning for fall legislative session, Representative Sam Rohrer (R-Berks) is calling upon county commissioners statewide to take immediate action in order to prevent seniors from losing their homes due to rising school property taxes.
$203.8 MILLION IN PROPERTY TAX/RENT REBATES DISTRIBUTED TO SENIORS, RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
July 1, 2008 Posted by Pennsylvania Real Estate
Deadline to Apply for Rebate Program Extended to Dec. 31
HARRISBURG – Secretary of Revenue Tom Wolf today announced that $203.8 million was distributed to 417,052 senior homeowners and renters today through the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program, 107,113 more rebates than were issued last year on July 1.
Property Tax Bills Eliminated for 68,000 Senior Homeowners
June 10, 2008 Posted by Pennsylvania Real Estate
HARRISBURG – The deadline to apply for Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program for seniors and disabled residents has been extended from June 30 until the end of the year.
Berks County Seniors Reap Benefit of Property Tax & Rent Rebate Expansion
May 10, 2008 Posted by Pennsylvania Real Estate
Harrisburg, April 29, 2008 — A total of 11,831 Berks County senior citizen homeowners received property tax rebate checks last year — an increase of 7,514 over the prior year — under the state’s dramatically expanded Property Tax and Rent Rebate (PTRR) Program, Senator Michael A. O’Pake (D-Berks) announced today.