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PROPERTY TAX ASSISTANCE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS AND BLIND/DISABLED PERSONS:
The 2009/2010 state budget suspended funding for the Gonsalves-Deukmejian-Petris Senior Citizens Property Tax Assistance Law, which provides 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 2009 claim year. For the most current information on the HRA program, go to ftb.ca.gov and search for HRA.
Information regarding the Property Tax Assistance
Program may be obtained from the Franchise
Tax Board website or by contacting:
FRANCHISE TAX BOARD
PROPERTY TAX ASSISTANCE
P.O. Box 1588, Sacramento, CA 95807-1588
Telephone (800) 852-5711 (Toll Free)
PROPERTY TAX POSTPONEMENT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS:
On February 20, 2009, the Governor signed Chapter 4, Statutes of 2009, which immediately suspends the Senior Citizens Property Tax Deferral Program. This legislation prohibits the filing of claims for property tax postponement and prohibits the Controller from accepting claims filed after February 20, 2009. As a result of the program suspension, the Controller will no longer accept claims for property tax postponement pending modification or repeal of this new law. However, the Controller’s Office will continue processing claims postmarked prior to February 20, 2009. For the most current information on the PTP program please visit our website at sco.ca.gov.
Information regarding Property Tax Postponement
may be obtained from the State
Controller's website or by contacting:
STATE CONTROLLER
PROPERTY TAX POSTPONEMENT
P.O. Box 953, Sacramento, CA 95804-0953
Telephone (800) 952-5661 (Toll Free)
WHISTLESTOP INFORMATION AND REFERRAL OFFICE:
Senior citizens can receive assistance at the Marin County Whistle Stop
Information and Referral Office for either of the above programs on an
appointment basis by calling (415) 457-4630.
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