Finance: Senior Freeze

Property Tax Reimbursement: First Time Applications

2023
Eligibility Requirements:*

You were age 65 or older on December 31, 2022, or you were receiving Social Security disability payments on December 31, 2022, and also on December 31, 2023;
and
You owned and lived in your home or leased a site in a mobile home park for a manufactured or mobile home that you owned since December 31, 2019, or earlier;
and
You paid all 2022 property taxes by June 1, 2023, and all 2023 property taxes by June 1, 2024;
and
Your annual income was $150,000* or less in 2022 and $163,050* or less in 2023. With some exceptions, all income must be taken into account, including Social Security, pension, etc.  

* Eligibility rules, income limits, and benefits may be changed by the State Budget that will take effect on July 1, 2024*

For Additional Information:

PHONE: call the Senior Freeze Hotline: 1 (800) 882-6597.

ONLINE: visit nj.gov/taxation

• …then select the menu item that says, “I am Looking for Property Tax Relief”

• …then select the photo labeled, “Senior Freeze Program”

• A direct hyperlink to the correct page is https://nj.gov/treasury/tahttps://nj.gov/treasury/taxation/ptr/index.shtmlation/ptr/index.shtml

Deadline to file is October 31, 2024.

Initial filing applications are available in the Tax Office and ONLINE applications are available on the Division of Taxation website  - https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/ptr/index.shtml.

The Tax Collector’s portion of the application can be filled out on Tuesdays, Wednesday & Thursdays from 9-12.