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VIII. HARDSHIP DEFERRALS <br />� Minnesota Statute No. 435.193 allows the City, at its own discretion, to <br />defer the payment of any assessment for any homestead property owned by a <br />person 65 years of age or older or retired by virtue of a permanent and <br />total disability for whom it would be a hardship to make the payments. <br />In order to receive such a deferment, the affected person mttSt establish <br />the economic hardship that would be incurred to the reasonable satis- <br />faction of the Arden Hills City Council by providing documentation <br />�- <br />showing an annual adj usted gross income less than $14,000. The deferral <br />will last for a period of not more than ten years and will terminate <br />before ten years if any one of the following conditions is present: <br />�' a.l the Owner of the property dies and the spouse is not eligible for a <br />deferment <br />I° <br />�� b.l the property is sold <br />I C.) the property is no longer homestead <br />!� <br />d.) the City Council determines that there is no longer hardship <br />m <br />incurred in immediately requiring either full or partial payment of <br />the assessment. <br />The City reserves the right to periodicially request verification of <br />continued eligibility for a hardship referral. <br />This deferment �5t be made by either adaption of an ordinance or a <br />resolution. An application for deferment of SpeCial assessments is <br />provided in the Appendix of this Assessment Manua 1. Also provided in the , <br />Appendix is a sample resolution approvi ng an assessment deferment and an <br />application for delayed payment of tax on special assessments for senior <br />;� citizens' homestead property. <br />� � <br />38 <br />