Income Requirement
Household income must not exceed 80% of the area median income based on number of people in the family as set annually by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Applicants will be required to indicate the number of persons that live in the household and provide proof of income.
Program Considerations – Ineligible applicants
Applicants must not be participants in any of the following programs:
City of Charlotte Aging in Place or Replacement Program
North Carolina Homestead Exclusion
North Carolina Property Tax Homestead Circuit Breaker
North Carolina Disabled Veterans Exclusion
North Carolina Present Use Value (PUV) Program
Must not have any encumbrance attached to or binding upon the property including prior year property taxes, pending legal action, easement disputes, or other such encumbrances.
Program recipients must apply for consideration annually.
Application Procedures
The following procedures must be followed by applicants to be considered for the program:
Submit online form or postmark the application on or before November 30, 2020.
Applications may be obtained and completed utilizing one of the following options:
| The following documentation as of January 1, 2020, must accompany the application:
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Paper application that can be printed from www.MeckNC.gov/taxes
Paper application that can be obtained from the County Assessor's Office or Office of the Tax Collector located at 3205 Freedom Drive, Charlotte NC 28208. |  2019 Federal Income Tax Return(s).
Applicants not required to file income tax returns must provide substitute documentation including, but not limited to, SSA-1099, W-2, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, financial statements, and any other like documentation that fully reflects household income.
Signed program guidelines and terms
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*Applications and accompanying documents are subject to program audit.
Paper applications must be mailed to:
County Assessor's Office
3205 Freedom Drive, Suite 3500
Charlotte, NC 28208
Incomplete applications will not be approved; however, resubmissions may be considered if received on or before the deadline, subject to funding availability.
Funds will be granted in the order an approved application was received until program funds are exhausted.
Any unpaid balance that becomes delinquent, will be subject to enforced collection action.
This program has no effect on the Tax Collector's responsibility to collect the taxes owed.
Program Assistance
We are here to help you navigate the application process.
There are multiple ways to contact us:
Call us at 980-314-4226
Email us at
RPEMAIL@mecklenburgcountync.gov
Visit us at
www.MeckNC.gov/taxes
It is the policy of Mecklenburg County not to discriminate on the basis of disability against any qualified individual. If you need this policy or information in an alternate format, please contact us.