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After the registration of the tax arrears certificate and before the expiry of the one-year period, the City can enter into an agreement with the owner of the land, the spouse of the owner, a mortgagee or a tenant in occupation of the land extending the period of time in which the cancellation price is to be paid.
After the registration of the tax arrears certificate and before the expiry of the one-year period, the City can enter into an agreement with the owner of the land, the spouse of the owner, a mortgagee or a tenant in occupation of the land extending the period of time in which the cancellation price is to be paid.
After the registration of the tax arrears certificate and before the expiry of the one-year period, the City can enter into an agreement with the owner of the land, the spouse of the owner, a mortgagee or a tenant in occupation of the land extending the period of time in which the cancellation price is to be paid.
Council has established a property tax rebate program which provides rebates in the amount of 100% of taxes levied for veteran’s clubhouses and legion halls for the taxation years 2006, 2007 and 2008.
To levy on the whole rateable property according to the last returned assessment roll for the current year, the tax rates required for the City and Public and Separate school purposes.
To levy a special charge upon the rateable properties in the Business Improvement Areas that are in a prescribed business property class sufficient to raise the amount required for the purposes of the Boards of Management of the Business Improvement Areas.
Tax ratios determine the relative amount of taxation to be borne by each property class.
Council of the City of Hamilton, pursuant to the Assessment Act, has the right to adopt optional property classes for the year 2007.
The City of Hamilton for 2007 chooses to increase the maximum assessment related tax increases allowed on the commercial, industrial and multi-residential tax classes to 10%.
The Assessment review Board shall only exercise the power and function of Council in respect of an application for the cancellation, reduction or refund of taxes where the applicant is unable to pay taxes because of sickness or extreme poverty.
After the registration of the tax arrears certificate and before the expiry of the one-year period, the City can enter into an agreement with the owner of the land, the spouse of the owner, a mortgagee or a tenant in occupation of the land extending the period of time in which the cancellation price is to be paid.
To adjust the interim taxes on a property if the Council is of the opinion that the Interim Levy on a property is too high or too low in relation to its estimate of the total taxes which will be levied on the property in 2007.
After the registration of the tax arrears certificate and before the expiry of the one-year period, the City can enter into an agreement with the owner of the land, the spouse of the owner, a mortgagee or a tenant in occupation of the land extending the period of time in which the cancellation price is to be paid.
Lowe’s Companies Canada, ULC, the registered owner of the Eligible Property known as 349, 401, 437, 443 Woodward Avenue applied to the City of Hamilton to freeze the property taxes for this property, in accordance with the Community Improvement Plan and section 365.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001.
The property known municipally as 1510 Main Street West is exempted from taxes for municipal and school purposes, other than local improvement rates, while the property is occupied and used solely for the purposes of the Ronald McDonald House operated by Kids Care Oncology Central West Ontario or a corporation controlled by it.
After the registration of the tax arrears certificate and before the expiry of the one-year period, the City can enter into an agreement with the owner of the land, the spouse of the owner, a mortgagee or a tenant in occupation of the land extending the period of time in which the cancellation price is to be paid.
The City of Hamilton for 2006 chooses to increase the maximum assessment related tax increases allowed on the commercial, industrial and multi-residential tax classes.
To establish a percentage by which tax decreases shall be limited in respect of properties in any property class.
The City of Hamilton for 2006 chooses to increase the maximum assessment related tax increases allowed on the commercial, industrial and multi-residential tax classes.
To cancel, refund or reduce taxes levied for municipal and school purposes for any person whose taxes are considered unduly burdensome by Council.
Repealed by By-law No. 18-133 May 23, 2018