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Rep. Ciccolo renews bid to pause high interest on deferred property taxes after the death of veterans and seniors
Summary
H 3051 would allow a one‑year deferral of the 16% post‑death interest that currently applies to property tax deferrals for some seniors and veterans, supporters said. Representative Michelle Ciccolo said the change would ease estate settlement for heirs without eliminating the debt.
Representative Michelle Ciccolo testified in support of H 3051, an act she filed to change how interest accrues on property tax deferrals when a deferral user dies.
Ciccolo said Massachusetts law lets communities offer qualified seniors and veterans a property tax deferral program that caps interest on deferred taxes at 8%. Under current law she described, when a deferral…
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