You may be eligible for a 2017 reimbursement if you met all the following requirements:
Previous Eligibility | If you moved to the home for which you are filing a 2017 application between: |
Age/Disability |
You (or your spouse/civil union partner) were:
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Residency |
You lived in New Jersey continuously since December 31, 2006, or earlier as either a homeowner or a renter. |
Current Home Ownership | Homeowners. You owned and lived in your current home since December 31, 2015, or earlier (and you still owned and lived in that home on December 31, 2017). Mobile Home Owners.You leased a site in a mobile home park where you placed a manufactured or mobile home that you own since December 31, 2015, or earlier (and you still lived at that site on December 31, 2017). |
Property Taxes/ Site Fees |
Homeowners. You paid the full amount of the property taxes due on your home:
Mobile Home Owners. You paid the full amount of mobile home park site fees due:
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Income Limit |
Your total annual income (combined if you were married or in a civil union and lived in the same home) was:
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To apply for a reimbursement you must file Form PTR-1 and enclose Form PTR-1C, Verification of Change of Principal Residence.
Form PTR-1C is not available on this website. Call the Senior Freeze Hotline (1-800-882-6597) to obtain a copy of this form, or if you have questions about your eligibility for the 2017 reimbursement.
Note: For 2016, the State Budget set the following qualifications for Senior Freeze payments: Only applicants whose 2016 income did not exceed $70,000 (the original limit was $87,007) were eligible as long as they met all the other requirements. The upcoming State Budget may apply similar limitations for 2017.