SECTION 1. Notwithstanding subsection (k) of section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the town of Brookline may provide property tax relief to senior homeowners if the following criteria are met:

(1) the senior meets all of the requirements and qualifications under the Massachusetts Senior Circuit Breaker Income Tax Credit pursuant to subsection (k) of section 6 of chapter 62, except that the senior’s principal residence, which the senior owns and is located in the town of Brookline, has an assessed valuation that is greater than the qualifying amount pursuant to said section 6(k) of chapter 62; and

(2) the senior’s principal residence has an assessed valuation of not more than the average of all single-family residences located in the town of Brookline, plus 10 per cent.

SECTION 2. The property tax relief, as provided in section 1 of this Act, shall be in the form of a property tax exemption on the principal residence of the qualifying senior in the amount of the credit pursuant to subsection (k) of section 6 of Chapter 62 for which the senior would otherwise qualify if their principal residence did not exceed the qualifying assessed valuation, under said section 6(k) of chapter 62, in the applicable taxable year.