Property rights

FREE PROPERTY TAX/RENT REBATE APPLICATION FILING HELP AVAILABLE IN SCRANTON ON NOV. 10

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

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 - (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

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

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

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.