If you previously received Senior Freeze reimbursements and the only reason you are no longer eligible for the program is because you moved from one New Jersey home to another, you may qualify for an exception to re-applying to the Senior Freeze Program.
To resume eligibility for the program, you must meet all the eligibility requirements below, file a Property Tax Reimbursement Application (Form PTR-1), and enclose a completed Verification of Change of Primary Residence (Form PTR-1C).
Previous Eligibility | If you moved to the home for which you are filing a 2022 application between: January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020; you must have applied and been eligible for a 2019 reimbursement. January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021; you must have applied and been eligible for a 2020 reimbursement. |
Age/Disability | You (or your spouse/civil union partner) were:
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Current Home Ownership | Homeowners. You owned and lived in your current home since December 31, 2021, or earlier (and you still owned and lived in that home on December 31, 2023). |
Property Taxes/ Site Fees |
Homeowners. The 2022 property taxes must have been paid by June, 1 2023, and the 2023 property taxes must be paid by June 1, 2024. Mobile Home Owners. Your site fees must have been paid by December 31 of each year respectively. |
Income Limit | Your total annual income (combined if you were married or in a civil union and lived in the same home) was:
See Income Limits History for past years' income limit amounts. |