Pike County Disabled Veterans' Real Estate Tax Exemption Programme (PCDVRETX)
Pike County grants the State's real estate tax exemption through its Veterans Affairs Office in conjunction with the Tax Assessment Office, and by Resolutions 23-12, 23-13, 23-14 and 23-29 extends it to non-wartime service members, to surviving spouses of service members killed in action or in the line of duty, and to surviving spouses of veterans of any era who died of their service-connected disabilities; VA disability compensation is not counted as income for the financial test.
Also called: PCDVRETX, real estate tax exemption, 100% disabled, wartime, surviving spouse, financial need, Res 23-12, Res 23-13, Res 23-14, Res 23-29, DMVA, State Veterans Commission, Assessment, Shohola, Milford, Matamoras, Shohola, Dingmans Ferry, Hawley, Lords Valley, Blooming Grove, Palmyra, Greene, Lackawaxen, Porter, Delaware, Westfall, Lehman, Sawkill.
The State programme. The Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs administers the veterans' real estate tax exemption for an honorably discharged veteran with a 100% permanent service-connected rating from VA, wartime service as VA establishes it, ownership and occupancy of the home as a principal dwelling, and financial eligibility under the State Veterans Commission's guidelines (51 Pa.C.S. 8902 and Title 51 Chapter 89; see the Pennsylvania entries). The county's resolutions quote these criteria.
The county's extensions. Pike County's Veterans Tax Exemption Resolutions, all dated March 15, 2023 (image scans, OCR-read):
- Resolution No. 23-12, "Veteran Real Estate Tax Exemption for Non-War Time Veterans and Surviving Spouses": "Pike County ... shall extend the Veteran Real Estate Tax Exemption to Non-War time active-duty service members and their surviving spouses."
- Resolution No. 23-13, "Veteran Real Estate Tax Exemption for Surviving Spouses of Service Members Killed in Action or in the Line of Duty": the exemption extends to those spouses.
- Resolution No. 23-14, "Veteran Real Estate Tax Exemption For Surviving Spouses Of Deceased Veterans That Ultimately Died From Their Service-Connected Disability, But Were Not 'Permanent Service-Connection'": the exemption extends to "surviving spouses of Veterans of any era that have ultimately died from their service-connected disability(ies)".
- Resolution No. 23-29, "Pike County Disabled Veterans' Real Estate Exemption Program 2023", the PCDVRETX: "the Veteran Administration Disability Compensation Award of the Veteran or the Surviving Spouse will not be considered as income in the determination of the financial threshold and therefore not penalize the Applicant in the determination of the financial need"; applicants "have a primary residence within the geographical limits of Pike County, have met the financial threshold, and provided documentation of all program requirements outlined in the PCDVRETX application"; and "all applications will be administered by the Pike County Veterans Affairs Office in conjunction with the Tax Assessment Office."
How to apply. The Veterans Affairs Office at the Shohola Business Center, 837 Route 6, Unit 3, Shohola (570-296-3563, [email protected]), with the Assessment Office at 506 Broad Street, Milford (Director of Assessment Cindy Porterfield; 570-296-5936). Bring the DD-214, the VA rating letter and the financial documents the application lists.
Thresholds
Thresholds for Pike County Disabled Veterans' Real Estate Tax Exemption Programme (PCDVRETX)
Gate
Rule
100% permanent on the State path; the county widens who qualifies
The State programme opens on a 100% permanent service-connected rating with wartime service and financial need (51 Pa.C.S. 8902 also opens on blindness, paraplegia or the loss of two limbs at any rating). Pike County extends it to non-wartime service members, to spouses of those killed in action or in the line of duty, and to spouses of veterans of any era who died of their service-connected disabilities.
Permanent and total on the State path
The State 100% rating must be permanent; the county extensions reach spouses without it where the veteran died of the service-connected disability.
Out of date, a broken link, or something else wrong? Say what you found, and an editor checks it against the official source.
Disclaimer
VetTOC is not affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the Department of Defense. Information is for reference only and is not an eligibility determination. Verify with VA, the relevant state or territory, or an accredited VSO.