Homeowners and renters may be missing out on millions of dollars in tax relief. AARP Foundation Property Tax-Aide is a free program that helps eligible homeowners and renters apply for property tax relief.
You may be eligible to receive money back
North Carolina Program Overview
Assistance is currently available to help you prepare an application for property tax credits or refunds in your state. Keep reading to get started.
There are three ways to apply for property tax relief: Elderly or Disabled Exclusion, the Disabled Veteran Exclusion, or the Circuit Breaker Property Tax Deferment. Each owner is eligible to receive only one program. Each owner (other than husband and wife) must file a separate application.
Elderly or Disabled Exclusion
Eligibility
- A qualifying owner must either be at least 65 years of age or be totally and permanently disabled
- The owner cannot have an income amount for the previous year that exceeds the income eligibility limit for the current year, which for the 2022 tax year is $31,900
Application Deadline
All applications must be submitted by June 1.
Required Documentation
- ID or driver's license
- Social Security number
- Property ID number
- Federal Income Tax Return for the previous calendar year (If you do not file a Federal Income Tax Return, you must attach documentation of the income that you report below (W-2, SSA-1099, 1099-R, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, financial institution statements, etc.)
- Form AV-9A Certification of Disability (if applicable)
- Form NCDVA-9 Certification for Disabled Veteran’s Property Tax Exclusion (if applicable)
Disabled Veteran Exclusion
Eligibility
- There is no age or income limitation for this program
- A disabled veteran is defined as a veteran whose character of service at separation was honorable or under honorable conditions and who has a total and permanent service-connected disability or who received benefits for specially adapted housing under 38 U.S.C. 2101
- The applicant must have been disabled as of January 1 of the year in which the benefit is requested. There is no age or income limitation for this program
- This benefit is also available to a surviving spouse (who has not remarried) of either (1) a disabled veteran as defined above, (2) a veteran who died as a result of a service-connected condition whose character of service at separation was honorable or under honorable conditions, or (3) a servicemember who died from a service-connected condition in the line of duty and not as a result of willful misconduct
Application Deadline
All applications must be submitted by June 1.
Required Documentation
- ID or driver's license
- Social Security number
- Property ID number
- Federal Income Tax Return for the previous calendar year (If you do not file a Federal Income Tax Return, you must attach documentation of the income that you report below (W-2, SSA-1099, 1099-R, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, financial institution statements, etc.)
- Form AV-9A Certification of Disability (if applicable)
- Form NCDVA-9 Certification for Disabled Veteran’s Property Tax Exclusion (if applicable)
Circuit Breaker Property Tax Deferment
Eligibility
- A qualifying owner must either be at least 65 years of age or be totally and permanently disabled
- For an owner whose income amount for the previous year does not exceed the income eligibility limit for the current year, which for the 2022 tax year is $31,900, the owner’s taxes will be limited to four percent (4%) of the owner’s income
- For an owner whose income exceeds the income eligibility limit ($31,900) but does not exceed 150% of the income eligibility limit, which for the 2022 tax year is $47,850, the owner’s taxes will be limited to five percent (5%) of the owner’s income
Application Deadline
All applications must be submitted by June 1.
Required Documentation
- ID or driver's license
- Social Security number
- Property ID number
- Federal Income Tax Return for the previous calendar year (If you do not file a Federal Income Tax Return, you must attach documentation of the income that you report below (W-2, SSA-1099, 1099-R, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, financial institution statements, etc.)
- Form AV-9A Certification of Disability (if applicable)
- Form NCDVA-9 Certification for Disabled Veteran’s Property Tax Exclusion (if applicable)
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Get help near you
These partner organizations can help you apply for property tax relief. Find one near you, and click Contact Us to request that they reach out to you with more information.

Ashville Area Habitat for Humanity
Asheville, NC 28806

Council on Aging of Buncombe County
Asheville, NC 28803

Habitat for Humanity Craven County
New Bern, NC 28560

Pitt County Council on Aging
Greenville, NC 27858

Transylvania Habitat for Humanity
Brevard, NC 28712
- Ashville Area Habitat for Humanity
- Council on Aging of Buncombe County
- Habitat for Humanity Craven County
- Pitt County Council on Aging
- Transylvania Habitat for Humanity