Permits short-term tax exemption for certain improvements to dwellings damaged by natural disasters.
This bill creates a 5-year property tax exemption for homeowners in New Jersey who elevate their homes after natural disasters (e.g., raising foundations to prevent flood damage). The exemption applies *only* to the increased property value directly tied to the new space created by elevation work (like raised foundations), not other improvements. Homeowners must reside in a municipality that has declared the area affected by a declared disaster (e.g., via state emergency declaration). During the exemption period, tax assessors must ignore this specific value increase when calculating property taxes, though other value increases from repairs still count toward taxable value.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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