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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 185/75THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PICKERING BY-LAW NUMBER Being a by-law to credit in respect taxes to certain allow a uniform to real property elderly residents. WHEREAS The Municipal Elderly Resident's Assistance Act, 1973, allows Council to authorize a tax credit for certain elderly residents provided they qualify: NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering HEREBY ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1. That the Treasurer of the Corporation be and he is hereby authorized and directed to allow a credit on the real property taxes imposed by the Corporation for municipal and school purposes, on payment by any person of the remaining portion of the taxes imposed in respect of any residentail real property owned and solely occupied by such person or owned by his or her spouse or by both, as his, her or their personal residence only, where such person or the spouse of such person, or both, has attained the age of sixty-five years and is receiving a monthly guaranteed income supplement under Part II of the Old Age Security Act (Canada), provided however that no such credit (a) shall exceed the sum of $100.00 in any year: (b) shall be allowed to any person or to the spouse of such person, in respect of more than one single family dwelling unit in any year; (c) shall be allowed to any person who has not made written application therefor to the Corporation on the forms provided verified by statutory declaration, to the Clerk of the Corporation on or before the last day of April in the year 1975 and the last day of February in each succeeding year, in which the taxes in respect of which such application is made become due and payable. (d) shall be allowed to any person who has not attained the age of sixty-five years on or before December 31st in the year immediately preceding the year in which he or she made application therefor. (e) shall be allowed or the spouse of such continuously assessed residential real prop, for at least one year the application. to any person unless such person, person, or both, has been as the owner and occupant of arty within the Town of Pickering immediately preceding the date of 2. The application referred to in Section 1 (c) shall be verified by the Statutory Declaration of the applicant and shall set forth: (a) Age, date of birth, name and address of the personal residence of the applicant, being the property in respect of which the credit must be claimed. (b) Marital status of the applicant. (c) Age, date of birth, name and address of the spouse of the applicant. - z - (d) Particulars as to amount of monthly income of the applicant under the Old Age Security Act (Canada) including the monthly guaranteed income supplement under Part II of the said Act. (e) Particulars as to amount of monthly income of the spouse of the applicant under the Old Age Security Act (Canada) including the monthly guaranteed income supplement under Part II of the said Act. (f) Particulars of all residential real properties within the Town of Pickering owned and occupied by the applicant for a period of one year immediately preceding the date of application. (g) Particulars of all residential real properties within the Town of Pickering owned and occupied by the spouse of the applicant for a period of one year immediately preceding the date of application. By-Law read a first, second and third time and PASSED in open Council this a)A? day of ?L'OA?'M , 1975. Mayor Clerk