Affordable New Jersey Communities for Homeowners and Renters (ANCHOR) | New Jersey Division of Taxation

Must be a senior Citizen. Individuals who owned or rented their principal residence and their 2019 New Jersey gross income was not more than $150,000. Individuals are ineligible if their residence was completely exempt from paying property taxes; they made PILOT (Payments-in-Lieu-of-Tax) payments; or they lived in tax-exempt, subsidized, or campus housing. Homeowners: Individuals are considered a homeowner if, on October 1, 2019, they:

• Owned a house;
• Owned a condominium and paid property taxes;
• Were a resident shareholder of a cooperative housing complex;

Were a resident of a continuing care retirement community and their continuing care contract requires them to pay the proportionate share of property taxes attributable Tenants: Individuals are considered a tenant if, on October 1, 2019, they:

• Rented an apartment, condominium, or house;
• Rented or owned a mobile home located in a mobile home park

Valid taxpayer identification number(s), 2019 form NJ-1040 (if not required to file, report "0" when asked)

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