'16 tax exemption deadlines nearing

Homeowners who qualify have until mid-April to apply for two different programs that can help with their property taxes.

To qualify for the 2016 Property Tax Reduction Program, homeowners must be widowed, disabled or 65 years of age or older (as of Jan. 1, 2016).

The homeowner's net income from all sources, excluding VA benefits (if 40 percent or more disabled) and excluding widows DIC income must not exceed $29,470 during 2015.

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