In order to reduce the impact of escalating energy costs, beginning with the grand
list year of 2006, any person who owns real property in the City of Danbury or is
liable for the payment of taxes thereon, pursuant to C.G.S. § 12-48, and who occupies
the property as a principal residence shall be entitled to a tax credit of up to two
hundred and fifty dollars ($250.00), if single, or to a tax credit of up to three
hundred and fifty dollars ($350.00), if married, provided that said taxpayer satisfies
the conditions of section 44-51, except that said taxpayer must not have received qualifying income during the calendar
year preceding the fiscal year for which a tax benefit is claimed in excess of an
amount which shall be twenty-two thousand, seven hundred dollars ($22,700.00) greater
than the limits as established and adjusted pursuant to C.G.S. § 12-170aa(b). For
purposes hereof, the term "qualifying income" shall have the same definition as provided
in section 44-51(b). An application for benefits offered pursuant to state tax relief programs for
elderly homeowners may be accepted by the Tax Assessor as an application for benefits
hereunder.
(Code 1961, § 18-12.2; Ord. No. 670, 7-3-2007)
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