The Township will allow for either a veteran or surviving spouse
of a veteran to obtain municipal property tax relief upon proper claim
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:4-30 et seq. An eligible veteran shall be
defined as a member of the armed forces who was either honorably discharged
or released under honorable circumstances from active service, in
time of war, in any branch of the armed forces of the United States,
who has been or shall be declared by the United States Veterans Administration
to have a service-connected disability and determined to be 100% permanently
disabled.
In order to qualify for the municipal tax exemption, the veteran
or surviving spouse, under oath, must file a written claim with the
Gloucester County Tax Assessor's Office. The Tax Assessor's
Office will supply the applicant with the appropriate paperwork for
exemption.
In determining a grant of a municipal tax exemption under this
article, the Township will prorate the exemption for the remainder
of the current tax year in which the Township Tax Collector is provided
with documentation of proof that the veteran or veteran's surviving
spouse was approved for 100% disabled veteran status exemption. Additionally,
pursuant to N.J.S.A. 54:4-3.32, the Township shall refund the veteran
or surviving spouse all taxes previously paid for the prior tax year,
but in no event a total refund amount greater than a twelve-month
period in the aggregate. There shall be no further retroactive refund
granted, regardless of the disability date determination by the United
States Veterans Administration.