15-02-2025
Postcards mailed to those eligible for TN Hurricane Helene property tax relief
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Northeast Tennessee homeowners who experienced property damage from Hurricane Helene should look for a postcard in the mail soon.
The cards will go to those eligible for the property tax relief that the General Assembly passed last month providing homeowners whose property was damaged or destroyed with payments worth up to 130% of their total 2024 property tax levy.
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Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower told News Channel 11 that his office put 3,190 postcards in the mail on Thursday. The cards will explain how to apply for the relief.
'You'll be receiving a postcard from me,' Mumpower said. 'Once you get it, there will be a website, you go, you apply for the relief, we'll get you the check right away.'
Those who no longer have a mailbox due to the floods should go to their local property assessor's office, Mumpower said.
'We're providing materials to each property assessor that will allow you to apply for this relief that you deserve,' he said.
An estimated 3,230 properties across nine Northeast Tennessee were damaged or destroyed according to the comptroller's office.
Mumpower spoke with News Channel 11 at the Kingsport Chamber's Regional Legislative Breakfast, which brought lawmakers and elected officials to the MeadowView Marriott Conference Resort & Convention Center.
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