Property Tax and Rent Refund
Apply between August 1st and May 31st
The Tax and Rent Refund program has been expanded. More Maine residents now qualify for a
partial refund of property tax and/or rent they paid in the prior year. The maximum refund
available is now $2,000. You may qualify for a refund if:
- You do not have a spouse or dependent(s) and your household income was $74,500 or
less; or
- You do have a spouse or dependent(s) and your household income was $99,500 or less
AND
- Your property tax was more than 4% of your household income; or
- The rent you paid was more than 20% of your household income.
NOTE: Seniors do not need to meet this requirement when their household income
is below $12,400 for those living alone or below $15,300 for those living with a spouse
or dependent.
Get an application at your
town or city office, library,
Area Agency on Aging,
Community Action Program, or
get an application from
Maine Revenue Services
online or by calling 624 -7894;
or call Maine Equal Justice 1-866-626-7059.
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Maine Equal Justice Partners
May 2007
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