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Tax Collector Office
First Floor
Bowers Building
6 W. Main St.
Mendham, NJ 07945
6 W. Main St.
Mendham, NJ 07945
Thomas M. Hespe, Borough Tax Collector, CTC
- PAY ONLINE
- PAY IN PERSON
- Bowers Building
- First Floor
- Monday & Thursday
- 9:00am-1:00pm
- Phoenix House
- 9:00am-4:30pm
- Monday through Friday
- Borough Clerk Office First Floor
- Bowers Building
SENIOR FREEZE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF
- Seniors already in the Senior Freeze Program
- Filing deadline for PTR-2 Form is November 1, 2023.
- Your PTR-2 Form needs to be certified by the Tax Collector.
- Seniors who are already in the program should have received their 2021 PTR-2 forms in February 2023.
- Instruction PTR-2 Form
- Seniors Filing for the First Time
- File a PTR-1 Form
- Intructions PTR-1 Form
- PTR-1 Complete Packet
- The PTR-1 Form needs to be certified by the Tax Collector.
Applicants are encouraged to consult the detailed information posted on the Division of Taxation’s website, including the Frequently Asked Questions.
ANCHOR hotline at 1-888-238-1233.
- ANCHOR
- The program provides property tax relief to New Jersey resident homeowners who owned or rented their principal residence (main home) on October 1, 2019, and meet the required income limits.
- Homeowner
- You are considered a homeowner if, on October 1, 2019, you:
- Owned a house.
- Owned a condominium and paid property taxes on your unit.
- Were a resident shareholder of a cooperative housing complex.
- Were a resident of a continuing care retirement community and your continuing care contract requires you to pay the proportionate share of property taxes attributable to your unit.
- You do not qualify if your residence was completely exempt from paying property taxes or you made PILOT (Payments-in-Lieu-of-Tax) payments.
- You are considered a homeowner if, on October 1, 2019, you:
- Tenant
- Tenants who had previously been ineligible because their units are under PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes) agreements are now eligible to apply for the benefit.
- You are considered a tenant if, on October 1, 2019, you:
- Rented an apartment, condominium, or house.
- Rented or owned a mobile home located in a mobile home park.
- You do not qualify if you lived in tax-exempt, subsidized, or campus housing.
- Application Deadline
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The deadline for filing your ANCHOR benefit application is February 28, 2023.
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Income Eligibility Requirements and Tax Relief Amount
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Homeowners with incomes of $150,000 or less will receive $1,500.
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Homeowners with incomes more than $150,000 and up to $250,000 will receive $1,000.
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Renters with incomes of $150,000 or less will receive $450.
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How to Apply
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Eligible homeowners can apply online, by phone, or upload or mail a paper application and necessary attachments using the program's Electronic Filing System.
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Eligible renters can apply online, or upload or mail a paper application and necessary attachments using the program's Electronic Filing System (no phone option.)
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Apply by phone: 1-877-658-2972