§ 44-3-15.2 - Bristol – Persons who are totally disabled. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 44-3-15.2

   § 44-3-15.2  Bristol – Persons who aretotally disabled. – (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of § 44-3-15, the town council ofBristol may, by ordinance, exempt from taxation the real property in the town,owned and occupied by any resident who is one hundred percent (100%) disabledand unable to work as of the date of assessment. The applicant must bedetermined by the Social Security Administration or Veteran's Administration tobe totally disabled; the applicant must be under the age of sixty-five (65)years as of the date of assessment; and the applicant must have a grosshousehold income of less than eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) per year. The"income" guidelines shall pertain to income of every nature and description andshall be deemed to include the aggregate gross income of the applicant and allother persons, over the age of twenty-one (21) years, residing with him or her.The exemption applies only to single-family dwellings in which the person whois disabled resides. The exemption shall not be allowed unless the personentitled to it shall have presented to the assessor, on or before the last dayon which sworn statements may be filed with the assessor for the year for whichthe exemption is claimed, due evidence that he or she is entitled, whichevidence must be resubmitted annually for each year which the applicant desiresthe exemption to continue.

   (b) Upon attaining the age of sixty-five (65) years, theperson who is totally disabled is no longer entitled to the exemption providedfor in this section. The exemption provided for in this section shall be inaddition to any other exemption provided by law, excepting the veteran's onehundred percent (100%) disabled exemption provided for in § 44-3-4(c).