Every Allegheny County homeowner who lives in the house they own can ask the county to leave the first $18,000 of assessed value off the tax bill, and the application is due March 1. The county’s Act 50 page says the homestead exclusion “results in $115.74 in annual savings of county taxes for most constituents.”
Act 50 is not a senior program, and the county page lists no age or income test, which is the main difference from the county’s separate Act 77 discount for older, lower-income residents. The next March 1 falls in 2027, and the county says an application submitted by that date puts the exclusion in effect for the current and future tax years…