Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H4560 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5043 FILED ON: 4/9/2024
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4560
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Simon Cataldo
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act authorizing the town of Carlisle to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax
13	13	exemption.
14	14	_______________
15	15	PETITION OF:
16	16	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Simon Cataldo14th Middlesex4/9/2024 1 of 3
17	17	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 5043 FILED ON: 4/9/2024
18	18	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4560
19	19	By Representative Cataldo of Concord, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4560) of
20	20	Simon Cataldo (by vote of the town) that the town of Carlisle be authorized to establish a means
21	21	tested senior citizen property tax exemption. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.]
22	22	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
23	23	_______________
24	24	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
25	25	(2023-2024)
26	26	_______________
27	27	An Act authorizing the town of Carlisle to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax
28	28	exemption.
29	29	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
30	30	of the same, as follows:
31	31	1 SECTION 1. There shall be an exemption from the property tax for each qualifying
32	32	2parcel of real property classified as class 1 residential in the town of Carlisle in an amount to be
33	33	3set annually by the select board as provided in section 3. The exemption shall be applied only to
34	34	4the domicile of the taxpayer; provided, however, that for the purposes of this act, "parcel" shall
35	35	5mean a unit of real property as defined by the board of assessors under the deed for the property
36	36	6and shall include a condominium unit. The exemption provided for in this act shall be in addition
37	37	7to any and all other exemptions allowed by the General Laws.
38	38	8 SECTION 2. The board of assessors in the town of Carlisle may deny an application if
39	39	9they find the applicant has excessive assets that place the applicant outside of the intended
40	40	10recipients of the exemption under this act. Real property shall qualify for the exemption under
41	41	11section 1 if: 2 of 3
42	42	12 (i) the qualifying real property is owned and occupied by a person whose prior year's
43	43	13income would make the person eligible for the circuit breaker income tax credit under subsection
44	44	14(k) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws;
45	45	15 (ii) the qualifying real property is owned by a single applicant not less than 70 years old
46	46	16at the close of the previous year or jointly by persons either of whom is not less than 70 years old
47	47	17at the close of the previous year and the other joint applicant is not less than 65 years old;
48	48	18 (iii) the qualifying real property is owned and occupied by the applicant or joint
49	49	19applicants as their domicile;
50	50	20 (iv) the applicant or at least 1 of the joint applicants has been domiciled and owned a
51	51	21home in the town for not less than 10 consecutive years before filing an application for the
52	52	22exemption;
53	53	23 (v) the maximum assessed value of the qualifying real property is no greater than the
54	54	24prior year's maximum assessed value for qualification for the circuit breaker income tax credit
55	55	25under subsection (k) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws as adjusted annually by the
56	56	26department of revenue;
57	57	27 (vi) the qualifying real property is owned and occupied by an applicant or joint applicants
58	58	28whose household assets are less than $500,000 excluding the value of the qualifying real
59	59	29property; and
60	60	30 (vii) the board of assessors has approved the application.
61	61	31 SECTION 3. The select board of the town of Carlisle, shall annually set the exemption
62	62	32amount under section 1 between 100 percent and 200 percent of the amount of the circuit breaker 3 of 3
63	63	33income tax credit under subsection (k) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws for which
64	64	34the applicant qualified in the previous year, set annually by the Board of Assessors. The total
65	65	35amount exempted by this act shall be allocated proportionally within the tax levy on all
66	66	36residential taxpayers.
67	67	37 SECTION 4. A person who seeks to qualify for the exemption under section 1 shall,
68	68	38before the deadline established by the board of assessors of the town of Carlisle, file an
69	69	39application, on a form to be adopted by the board, with supporting documentation relative to the
70	70	40applicant's income and assets as described in the application. The application shall be filed each
71	71	41year for which the applicant seeks the exemption.
72	72	42 SECTION 5. No exemption shall be granted under this act until the department of
73	73	43revenue certifies a residential tax rate for the applicable tax year where the total exemption
74	74	44amount is raised by a burden shift within the residential tax levy.
75	75	45 SECTION 6. This act shall expire 3 years after implementation of the exemption under
76	76	46this act.