Well I guess you don't have to apply when your time comes.

But try taking this to the commissioner. He wants to prove a negative, i.e. prove she doesn't live there.

I think it's time to do away with unenforceable laws. The tax commission has no investigative arm and even if it did, it could not prevent this.

We can even the playing field by changing the law and take the commission(er) out of the loop. I see no other way.

If you’re upset about the possibility of oldsters jobbing the property tax system, try this one on for size. Last night’s news on ABC, channel 2, had story about a woman who had paid a property manager monthly rent on a condo for nearly a year. She decided to move and requested her $1100 security deposit back. Turns out the property manager is no where to be found and the property owner, who happened to show up, had no idea the woman was in the condo nor were they aware of the property manager. And now for the rest of the story. The woman, who was holding a small child, commented that she could really use the $1100 being a single Mom and all. Turns out that $980 of the monthly rent is being paid through section 8. When the anchor asked the reporter what was going to happen, the reporter stated that she and her “fiancé” or boyfriend would be looking for a new place. So, I think single Mom, boyfriend (fiancé), and section 8 @ $980 a month tops elderly annual tax break by a long shot. Think I also now understand a big part of the "baby’s daddy" phenomenon.