Rhode Island General Laws 44-3-13.2. Cumberland – Exemption of persons over the age of 65 years
The town council of the town of Cumberland may, by ordinance, exempt from taxation the real property situated in the town owned and occupied by any person sixty-five (65) years and over, and which exemption is in an amount not exceeding forty-seven thousand five hundred forty-four dollars ($47,544). Any elderly person is entitled to an additional exemption of ten thousand five hundred sixty-seven dollars ($10,567) if yearly total income from all sources is as follows:
(1) $ 0.00 — $ 10,500 for a single owner occupying a single-family dwelling.
(2) $ 0.00 — $ 15,000 for two (2) or more owners occupying a single-family dwelling.
History of Section.
P.L. 1985, ch. 24, § 2; P.L. 1995, ch. 284, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 362, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 423, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 44-3-13.2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- town: may be construed to include city; the words "town council" include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9
- town council: include city council; the words "town clerk" include city clerk; the words "ward clerk" include clerk of election district; the words "town treasurer" include city treasurer; and the words "town sergeant" include city sergeant. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-9