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Sponsor says property-tax freeze for long-term owner-occupants would help seniors stay in homes
Summary
Representative Oblander told the committee House Bill 461 would freeze taxable market value for qualifying owner-occupied homes (eligibility: primary residence 10+ years) and include limits on remodels and income-based thresholds; DOR staff said means-testing via income-tax records is possible but the bill's interaction with mills and assessments requires clarification.
Representative Oblander opened House Bill 461 as a property-tax exemption intended to shield long-term owner-occupants — particularly seniors on fixed incomes — from rising property-tax bills. Oblander said the bill would limit eligibility to primary residences occupied 10 or more years, would permit minor maintenance and up to a 100-square-foot addition without triggering reappraisal, and would include an income threshold (proposed amendment: exclude households above 150% of the federal…
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