HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1632        FILED ON: 2/10/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2888

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Carolyn C. Dykema

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act enhancing the senior property tax deferral program.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

2/5/2021

John Losch

 

2/5/2021

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

2/13/2021

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

2/19/2021

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

2/24/2021

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

2/26/2021

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/26/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1632        FILED ON: 2/10/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2888

By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2888) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to the senior property tax deferral program.  Revenue.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act enhancing the senior property tax deferral program.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

The fifth paragraph of clause forty-first A of section 5 of chapter 59 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-

The exemption set forth in this clause shall continue for a period of six months after: (i) the incapacity or death of the owner of the real property, (ii) the incapacity or death of a surviving spouse who inherits the real property and is not automatically qualified under the terms of clause 2 (Sec 41 A), or (iii) receipt of the property by heirs, assignees, or devisees, at the same reduced interest tax rate applied by the city or town in the original tax deferral and recovery agreement.