Resident Rate Application

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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-March 15, 2025. The application is available in our office or may be  downloaded during the application period. 

►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

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

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.