Our application for homesteading was approved.
What is a "homestead property?" from http://www.co.centre.pa.us/assessment/tax_relief_act.asp
A homestead property is a dwelling primarily used by an owner as his or her permanent home. The owner may be living temporarily at another location, but he or she must have the intention of returning to that home. No one can have more than one permanent home at any one time. Homestead properties do not include rental units, vacation homes, camps or other homes in which the owner does not live on a permanent basis. In general, it is the address where the owner registered to vote and has registered his or her driver's license. The homestead property includes the land under the dwelling, as long as it is owned by the same person who owns the dwelling. The formal definition of property is the same as that used for determining residence status for the earned income tax.
We've been in Clean and Green since 2005. Between these 2 tax relief acts, we should be relieved this year. It will still be too much tax, I'm sure. Next up is a tree farm deduction.
WHAT IS CLEAN AND GREEN? http://www.co.centre.pa.us/planning/cleanandgreen/cleanandgreensummary.pdf
Clean and Green is a Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture conservation program for land in agricultural use, agricultural reserve or forest reserve that adjusts the property tax rate for landowners enrolling in the program. Values are set annually by the department.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Monday, December 22, 2003
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December 22, 2003 we stapled a few posted signs on easily accessible and visible trees. We were still visitors with only planes, rental cars, and hotel rooms, but the Barony was ours. Wouldn't you know it: of all weekends to visit, this is winter graduation at Penn State. Hotels are triple their regular fare, and hard to come by at that. Luckily the Holiday Inn, Milesberg, doesn't gouge travelers for wandering on special weekends. Unfortunately, it's one of the older Holiday Inns. Note to secretary: put all PSU graduations, move-in dates, and football games on the calendar.
Our proposed house site is at the top of the road where it joins the loggers' trail but protected from the north winds by 100 feet of hillside and trees. We'll put the carriage house across the drive at the opening near the last curve up the hill, just as Lady Terra envisioned. The septic area will be in the meadow just above the shelf. We want to protect our view from encoaching humanity as much as possible so we'll face south into the trees. We'll see a bit of our meadow to the west, but mostly it will be a little house in the woods. We have mailed in the Clean and Green paperwork to help with taxes.
Our proposed house site is at the top of the road where it joins the loggers' trail but protected from the north winds by 100 feet of hillside and trees. We'll put the carriage house across the drive at the opening near the last curve up the hill, just as Lady Terra envisioned. The septic area will be in the meadow just above the shelf. We want to protect our view from encoaching humanity as much as possible so we'll face south into the trees. We'll see a bit of our meadow to the west, but mostly it will be a little house in the woods. We have mailed in the Clean and Green paperwork to help with taxes.
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