CLINTON COUNTY REAL PROPERTY OFFICE

Director of Real Property Services
Martine Gonyo
518-565-4762
gonyom@co.clinton.ny.us

Senior Assessment Control Examiner
Miranda Major
518-565-4762
majorm@co.clinton.ny.us
Timothy Surpitski
518-565-4760
surpitskit@co.clinton.ny.us

Assessment Control Examiner
Trevor Finley
518-565-4761
finleyt@co.clinton.ny.us
Tami Trembley
518-565-4479
trembleyt@co.clinton.ny.us

New York State Real Property Tax Law, section 467, gives local governments and public school districts the option of granting a reduction on the amount of property taxes paid by qualifying senior citizens. This is accomplished by reducing the taxable value of residential property owned by seniors by 50%.
To qualify, seniors generally must be 65 years of age or older and meet certain income limitations and other requirements. For the 50% exemption, the law allows each county, city, town, village, or school district to set the maximum income limit at any figure between $3,000 and $29,000.
Localities have the further option of giving exemptions of less than 50% to seniors whose incomes are more than $29,000. Under this option, called the sliding-scale option, such owner can have a yearly income as high as $37,399.99 and get a 5% exemption in places that are using the maximum limit.
For example, in a community that has taken this “sliding-scale” option and has adopted the $29,000 income maximum, an eligible resident whose income is more than $29,000 but less than $29,999.99, is entitled to a 45% exemption.

If the income range is $30,000 to $30,999.99, the exemption is 40%; $31,000 to $31,999.99, 35%; $32,000 to $32,899.99, 30%; $32,900 to $33,799.99, 25%; $33,800 to $34,699.99, 20%; $34,700 to $35,599.99, 15%; $35,600 to $36,499.99, 10%, and $36,500 to $37,399.99, 5%.

Communities that adopt the sliding scale have an option of limiting it to the ranges from 45% through 20% or, if they choose, terminating the exemption at the 10% level, or the 5% level.

Please check with your local assessor or the clerks of the local governments and school district to determine which local options, if any are in effect.

** Important information when filing the Senior Citizens Exemption** 

Please provide proof of income and age along with the application to the local assessor by March 1.

Links to exemptions:

Senior Citizens Exemption*

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