Property Tax Assistance and Property Tax Postponement Programs
Property Tax Assistance for Senior Citizens, Blind, or Disabled Persons: The 2010-2011 state budget suspended funding for the Gonsalves-Deukmejian-Petris Senior Citizens’ Property Tax Assistance Law, which provided direct cash assistance. The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) will not be issuing Homeowner and Renter Assistance (HRA) Program instruction booklets and will not accept HRA claims for the 2010 claim year. For the most current information on the HRA program, go to ftb.ca.gov and search for HRA. Property Tax Postponement for Senior Citizens, Blind, or Disabled Persons: On February 20, 2009, the Governor signed Chapter 4, Statutes of 2009, which suspended the Senior Citizens’ Property Tax Deferral Program. As a result of the program suspension, the Controller may no longer accept applications for property tax postponement. We at the State Controller’s Office remain hopeful that the Legislature will restore this valuable program at some point in the future. Our office will keep working toward that end, recognizing that this assistance helps many vulnerable senior, blind, or disabled residents stay in their homes. For the most current information on the PTP program, please call us at 800-952-5661 or visit our website at sco.ca.gov.
Property Tax Assistance for Senior Citizens, Blind, or Disabled Persons: The 2010-2011 state budget suspended funding for the Gonsalves-Deukmejian-Petris Senior Citizens’ Property Tax Assistance Law, which provided direct cash assistance. The Franchise Tax Board (FTB) will not be issuing Homeowner and Renter Assistance (HRA) Program instruction booklets and will not accept HRA claims for the 2010 claim year. For the most current information on the HRA program, go to ftb.ca.gov and search for HRA.
Property Tax Postponement for Senior Citizens, Blind, or Disabled Persons: On February 20, 2009, the Governor signed Chapter 4, Statutes of 2009, which suspended the Senior Citizens’ Property Tax Deferral Program. As a result of the program suspension, the Controller may no longer accept applications for property tax postponement. We at the State Controller’s Office remain hopeful that the Legislature will restore this valuable program at some point in the future. Our office will keep working toward that end, recognizing that this assistance helps many vulnerable senior, blind, or disabled residents stay in their homes. For the most current information on the PTP program, please call us at 800-952-5661 or visit our website at sco.ca.gov.
On February 20, 2009, the Governor signed Chapter 4, Statutes of 2009, which suspended the Senior Citizens’ Property Tax Deferral Program. As a result of the program suspension, the Controller may no longer accept applications for property tax postponement. We at the State Controller’s Office remain hopeful that the Legislature will restore this valuable program at some point in the future. Our office will keep working toward that end, recognizing that this assistance helps many vulnerable senior, blind, or disabled residents stay in their homes. For the most current information on the PTP program, please call us at 800-952-5661 or visit our website at sco.ca.gov.