Property Tax Assistance
- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS -
WHAT ARE THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS?
Residency: The property must be the applicant’s primary residence and must be located within Hamilton County. The applicant must own the property. We cannot pay for rental properties, vacant homes, or vacation homes.
COVID: In order to qualify for this program, the household must have had an indirect or direct COVID impact, and must indicate the impact on the application. Examples of a COVID impact include but are not limited to: shelter in place order, delay in receiving unemployment due to COVID, inability to find child care due to COVID, increased health care costs due to COVID.
Income: The entire household’s income must be 150% Area Median Income or less. This is based on household size. See below income chart for maximum annual income per household size:
| Household Size | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Income | $103,350 | $118,200 | $132,900 | $147,600 | $159,450 | $171.300 | $183,150 | $194,850 |
HOW MUCH CAN YOU HELP WITH?
This program allows us to pay up to $10,000 for past due property taxes. We can only pay the amount that is owed.
CAN YOU PAY FOR PROPERTY TAXES AS PART OF MY MORTGAGE?
No.
CAN AN APPLICANT RECEIVE ASSISTANCE AGAIN?
This program provides assistance one time. Applicants are not eligible to reapply after receiving property tax assistance through these funds.
