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Clark County assessor’s office presents property tax-exemption options for seniors and disabled homeowners
Summary
Clark County Assessor's Office staff reviewed qualifications, income thresholds and document requirements for the state'administered senior/disabled property tax-exemption program and announced a May 30 outreach event in La Center.
Holly Hill, program outreach coordinator for the Clark County Assessor's Office, told the La Center City Council on May 14 that Washington'state'administered property tax exemptions can reduce or freeze property taxes for seniors and people with disabilities and outlined eligibility, income rules and application options.
Hill said the program freezes assessed value and land value in the year a household qualifies, exempts certain voted levies and state school taxes, and can reduce taxable value based on income. "There is no obligation for repayment once you're on the program. It does not put a lien on your property, and applications are renewed, at a maximum every 6 years," Hill said.
The presentation explained eligibility is determined as of Dec. 31 of the year prior to the tax year (so applicants for 2025 relief generally needed to meet…
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