The Tax Assessor is responsible for appraising real estate and assessing a property tax on properties located in Town of Greenbush .The Tax Assessor is normally available at the Town Office on 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month.
Are You Eligible for a Property Exemption?
Homestead Exemption
Eligibility requirements:
- Must be a legal resident of the State of Maine
- Must have owned a homestead property in Maine for at least the past 12 months.
- Must declare this homestead as your permanent place of residence and it must be the only property for which a homestead exemption is claimed.(Summer camps, vacation homes and multiple residences do not qualify.)
- Must file an application with the Assessor on or before April 1
Blind Exemption
Eligibility requirements:
Real estate property owners who have been determined to be blind by a licensed Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Osteopathy or Doctor of Optometry may be eligible for this exemption.
- Must file an application with the Assessor on or before April 1
Veterans Exemption
A veteran who served on active duty in the armed forces may apply for an exemption from property tax in the place where they reside provided:
- They served during a recognized war period and have reached the age of 62 years or;
- They served during a recognized war period and are receiving any form of pension or compensation from the United States Government for total disability, service-connected or non-service-connected, as a veteran; or
- They were injured during active military service in the line of duty and are receiving 100% service connected disability from the United States Government; or
- They were awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and have reached the age of 62 years; or
- They were awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and are receiving any form of pension or compensation from the United States Government for total disability, service-connected or non-service-connected, as a veteran; or
- They served during a recognized war period and received a grant as a paraplegic veteran for specially adapted housing units.
- Unremarried Widow, Widower or the Minor Child of a Veteran and Unremarried Widowed Parent of a Veteran may also be eligible for this exemption.
- Must file an application with the Assessor on or before April 1
Property Tax and Rent Refund (Circuit Breaker)
This is a State Program. Please contact Maine Revenue Services at 626-8475 with any questions. Booklets and applications may be downloaded from the Maine Revenue Services website at https://www.maine.gov/revenue/tax-return-forms.
Property Tax Stabilization Program
Property Tax Stabilization for Senior Citizens, also known as the Property Tax Stabilization Program (the “Program”), is a State program that allows certain senior-citizen residents to stabilize, or freeze, the property taxes on their homestead. As long as you qualify and file a timely application each year, the tax billed to you for your homestead will be frozen at the amount you were billed in the prior tax year. Eligible residents who move may transfer the fixed tax amount to a new homestead, even if that new homestead is in a different Maine municipality.
You can learn more about this program by visiting the Maine Revenue Services website at: Property Tax Stabilization Program | Maine Revenue Services