Laserfiche WebLink
Page 2 <br />By-law #17-2001 (cont'd) <br /> <br />Tax relief granted pursuant to this by-law shall be in the form of a cancellation of the annual <br />eligible amount provided that: <br /> <br />b) <br /> <br />c) <br /> <br />d) <br /> <br />e) <br /> <br />such owner or the spouse of such owner, or both, legally occupy or occupies the property <br />in respect of which real property taxes are imposed, as his, her or their principle <br />residence on a continuous basis, in which case such property is hereinafter referred to as <br />the "eligible property"; <br />such owner or the spouse of such owner or both have been assessed as the owner of the <br />eligible property for a period of not less than one year immediately preceding the date <br />of application for cancellation, and; <br />such owner or the spouse of such owner or both is an eligible person as of the date of <br />eligibility; <br />all tax arrears including penalties and interest are paid in full prior to the approval of an <br />application for cancellation; <br />for properties which are jointly held or co-owned by persons other than spouses, 'both or <br />all co-owners must qualify under the eligibility criteria; <br /> <br />Annual eligible amounts shall be cancelled until the happening of any one of the following, <br /> <br />a) <br />b) <br /> <br />c) <br />d) <br /> <br />e) <br /> <br />the eligible property is sold or transferred, or; <br />both the owner and the spouse of the owner cease to be eligible persons, whether by <br />death or otherwise, or; <br />any one of the owners referred to in 2(e) ceases to become an eligible owner, or; <br />no application for cancellation is submitted by the date of eligibility in a succeeding year <br />or the Treasurer determines, upon review of such application, that neither the owner <br />nor the spouse of the owner continues to be an eligible person or the property is no <br />longer an eligible property, or; <br />the balance of the property tax, being the portion not eligible for cancellation, is not paid <br />in full by December 31st of the current taxation year. <br /> <br />All applications for tax relief must be in writing on a form prescribed by the Corporation for such <br />purpose and must be submitted to the Corporation on or before the first day of September in the <br />year for which the application applies. Applications must include documentation in support <br />thereof to establish that the applicant is an eligible person and that the property with respect to <br />which the application is made is eligible property. <br /> <br />By-law # 3332-98 is hereby repealed. <br /> <br />This by-law shall come into force and effect on the 16th day of May, 2001. <br /> <br /> PATRICK O'NEIL,WARDEN <br /> <br />MAi~Y S. B~ENNAN, CLERK <br /> <br /> <br />