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property tax and the disabled

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  • 09-05-2013 10:30am
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    Big C
    Registered Users Posts: 943 ✭✭✭


    Bought my house during tiger years 2004, small cottage that nobody wanted €70,000. spent €30,000 adapting it for accessability, reckon its now valued at 90. Then I heard money spent adapting a house for person with disability could reduce overall value
    Just received lpt booklet and surprise I was right I will be exempt, then I read further I will be exempt if following applies
    adapted the house + "have received an award from personal assessment board or a court or who is a beneficary under a trust established for the purpose"

    wtf is that about, so vague, would love to find an error to take a case. If anyone has ideas please comment or pm me


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    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 14,005 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    I don't see the vagueness ..... you must pay unless you have either

    been awarded a sum of money (by court or personal assessment board)

    or

    have a trust set up for your benefit

    AND

    have had the home adapted for your purposes


    That is as I read what you have posted ..... but of course I might well be wrong ...... ;)


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    Big C
    Registered Users Posts: 943 ✭✭✭Big C


    so if i get an award from a court for anything or my sister sets up a trust for me I can claim an exemption.


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    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users Posts: 14,005 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Big C wrote: »
    so if i get an award from a court for anything or my sister sets up a trust for me I can claim an exemption.

    I don't know the details of the rules governing those so will not comment ....... but if you have adapted the house, and have received an award from a court then I suggest you investigate the possibility of an exemption.


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