PROPERTY TAX DEDUCTIONS, EXEMPTIONS, SENIOR FREEZE
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You may be eligible for a $250 annual tax deduction if you are a Veteran, Widow/Widower of a Veteran, Senior Citizen, Disabled Citizen, or Surviving Spouse of a Senior Citizen or Disabled Citizen. Please Contact our office for more information.
If you are a Totally Disabled Veteran you may qualify for a full tax exemption of your property taxes. Please contact the Tax Assessor’s Office at 201-547-5132 for more information.
The Senior Freeze (Property Tax Reimbursement) program reimburses eligible New Jersey residents who are senior citizens or disabled persons for property tax increases on their principal residence (home). Senior Freeze Program
All municipalities in the State of New Jersey are required to hold a tax sale for unpaid municipal charges that remain unpaid at the end of the yearly billing and payment cycle, November 11th. Any municipal charge that remains unpaid and is delinquent as of November 11 in Jersey City will be subject to Tax Sale before the close of the calendar year. The Tax Sale is held in December. Your property is not sold at tax sale; your outstanding municipal debt is paid by a Lienholder in exchange for an amount interest, penalties and statutory fees that they will earn on the amount they paid to the municipality, not to exceed 18%. The Lienholder is able to pay any charges that become delinquent on the account once they hold the lien and add those charges to the lien balance. If the lien is not redeemed within two years from the date of the Tax Sale the Lienholder has the right to begin a foreclosure action. Please contact our office sooner, rather than later if you are having difficulty paying your property taxes, water or sewer bills.
You cannot appeal the dollar amount of your property taxes in the State of New Jersey, however, you may appeal the assessed value of your property. An appeal must be submitted by April 1st. You will be mailed a postcard by the Tax Assessor’s office in January that will provide your current year's Assessment and information about how to file an Appeal.
The Division Of Collections also monitors the long-term Tax Abatements and the 5-year PILOT accounts.
Information about Property Tax Relief Programs