<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hello Sharon. Thank you for the form for the real estate tax exemption For The Blind. At the bottom, it says a doctor or ophthalmologist needs to sign the form. My doctor is a nurse practitioner. Will that be acceptable? Thank you for your help.<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On May 25, 2025, at 12:14\u202fPM, Sharon Maneki via MD-AtLarge <md-atlarge@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Hello all. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">If you were getting the $15,000 property tax exemption, you do not have to take any action. Your Jully property tax bill will automatically reflect the raise to $40,000 that was granted by the governor and general assembly this year. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">If you need to apply for the property tax exemption go to <a href="https://dat.maryland.gov/SDAT%20Forms/3-2025_rp_form_revisions/Blind%20Persons%20Exemption%20Application%203-25.pdf" target="_blank">https://dat.maryland.gov/SDAT%20Forms/3-2025_rp_form_revisions/Blind%20Persons%20Exemption%20Application%203-25.pdf</a> Follow the directions and send it to the appropriate assessment office based on the county where you live. Your doctor must fill some of this out and your name must be on the deed of ownership for your house. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Good luck,</div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><b><font size="2">Sharon Maneki, Director of Legislation and Advocacy</font></b></div><div><font size="2">National Federation of the Blind of Maryland</font></div><div><font size="2">410-715-9596</font></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<br></font></div><div><b><font size="2"></font></b></div><div><b><font size="2"><br></font></b></div></div></div></div></div>
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