Residential Tax Rate

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About the Program

Please Note: You must apply to receive the owner-occupied residential tax rate.  Otherwise, the non-owner occupied residential rate will be applied to your property automatically.

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TO APPLY
 
►File an application between January 1, 2025 through the last business day in February. The application is available online, or in our office at City Hall. 

►Read it carefully and be prepared to provide an acceptable form of Proof of Residency

►ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE NOTARIZED PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.

► Applications are available in the Tax Assessor's Office, located on the First Floor of City Hall at 43 Broadway, or online by clicking here.

► Once you've completed the online application, please print the pdf and have it notarized. You may then return the application via mail, in person, or by following the instructions sent to the email provided to upload your application. 

► To upload an updated lease, please click here: https://form.jotform.com/233546097382160

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HELPFUL TIPS

If you are not a full time Newport, RI resident for more than 7 months a year and you do not rent all eligible units  to a Newport resident for 12 months or more, you will not qualify for this exemption  and you can disregard this application. 

The ONLY acceptable proof of residency is a valid Rhode Island Driver’s License/ID which must have the principal residence address listed, or  as a registered voter on the City of Newport Voter List maintained by the City Canvassing Authority (Voter Registration Card) and a copy of a State issued license or ID (You must supply a copy of both items). 

You cannot receive any type of exemption in any other community in Rhode Island or any other state located in the United States, with the exception of certain rental properties that may qualify.