WINDHAM TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE
Telephone: (207) 894-5960 Ext. 3
Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund
Summary of the program beginning August 1, 2011 for refunds of property tax assessed and rent paid during 2010.

Nearly 200,000 Maine households qualify for a partial refund of property tax assessed and/or rent they paid in 2010.  The maximum refund available is $1,600.

You may qualify for a refund if:

You do not have a spouse or dependent(s) and your 2010 household income was $64,950 or less; or you do have a spouse or dependent(s) and your 2010 household income was $86,600 or less

AND

Your 2010 property tax was more than 4% of your 2010 household income; or the rent you paid in 2010 was more than 20% of your 2010 household income.

NOTE: Seniors do not need to meet this requirement when their household income is below $14,700 for those living alone or below $18,200 for those living with a spouse or dependent. See the application booklet for more information on who qualifies for the senior portion so fthe program.

To get a Maine Residents Property Tax and Rent Refund Application:

• Booklets and applications may be downloaded from the Maine Revenue Services web site at www.maine.gov/revenue/forms/homepage.html.  
• Applicants who would like to have a booklet mailed directly to them may:
  *Call the forms line @ 207-624-7894 (leave your name and mailing address.
  *Write to Maine Revenue Services, SHS 24, Agusta ME 04333-0024.
• General Information:  www.maine.gov/revenue(click on Tax Relief or call 207-626-8475.