Adams County Application For Homestead And Farmstead Exclusions (Page 3 of 4) in pdf

ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS

HOMESTEAD TAX EXCLUSION APPLICATION INFORMATION

Dear Property Owner:

The Pennsylvania Taxpayer Relief Act 1 was signed into law on June 27, 2006. This Act may provide

property tax relief to resident homeowners; however, property tax relief may not be immediate.

The possible tax reduction will come to you in the form of a reduced assessment noted on your

School District property tax bill; however, the reduction will not be automatic. You must qualify for the

reduction by filing a homestead exclusion application with the county assessment office, and your

application must be approved. An application should be completed for each parcel that you feel is a

homestead or farmstead property.

Enclosed are the application and instructions for its completion. To provide you with assistance, we

have partially completed the basic information area of the form with information provided by the

County. If you have any questions regarding the application please contact the Adams County

Assessor’s Office at 717-337-9837. The annual deadline to submit applications for property tax relief

is March 1. Please send your completed application directly to the:

March 1

Adams County Assessment Office

Courthouse Room 202

117 Baltimore Street

Gettysburg, PA 17325

You should receive notification regarding your approval/denial from the County Assessor within 30

days after the receipt of your application. If for any reason your application is denied, you will be

given an opportunity to appeal the County’s determination. If you have previously been approved for

an Act 72 or Act 1 homestead exclusion, you do not need to re-apply for the Act 1 homestead

exclusion. If your use of a previously approved property has changed, for example residential to

rental, you should notify the assessment office in writing.

The School Districts are required by the Act to send an annual notice to all residential property

owners without an approved homestead or farmstead exclusion. If you have previously been denied

for an Act 72 or Act 1 homestead exclusion and your use of the previously denied property has not

changed you may, but you do not need to, re-apply for the Act 1 homestead exclusion.

Please watch for further notification from the School Districts regarding the Act 1 process and how it

may impact your property taxes. In order to contain costs and provide consistency, the School

Districts in Adams County have joined together to provide this information to all property owners.

Yours in Education,

Bermudian Springs SD

Conewago Valley SD

Fairfield Area SD

7335 Carlisle Pike

130 Berlin Rd.

4840 Fairfield Rd.

York Springs, PA 17372

New Oxford, PA 17350

Fairfield, PA 17320

York Springs, PA 17372

New Oxford, PA 17350

Fairfield, PA 17320

717-528-4113

717-624-2157

717-642-8228

717-528-4113

717-624-2157

717-642-8228

Gettysburg Area SD

Littlestown Area SD

Upper Adams SD

Gettysburg Area SD

Littlestown Area SD

Upper Adams SD

162 Newark St.

P.O. Box 847

900 Biglerville Rd.

162 Newark St.

P.O. Box 847

900 Biglerville Rd.

Gettysburg, PA 17325

Littlestown, PA 17340

Biglerville, PA 17307

Littlestown, PA 17340

Biglerville, PA 17307

Gettysburg, PA 17325

717-334-6254

717-359-4146

717-677-7191

717-359-4146

717-677-7191

717-334-6254

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