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An Act To Modify the Property Tax Abatement Laws
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  36 MRSA §841, sub-§9  is enacted to read:
 
9.  Limit of abatement.     Except when for error or mistake as provided in subsection 1, the municipal officers, or the State Tax Assessor for the unorganized territory, may not grant an abatement of taxes under this section for more than the taxes owed on 2 acres of land and the residence of the person seeking abatement.
 
SUMMARY
This bill limits the amount of property taxes an assessing authority may abate to the amount of taxes owed on the residence and no more than 2 acres of land owned by the person seeking abatement.