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• City facilities have housing resources available in hard copy or electronically for information and educational outlets • The City of Rowlett and Rowlett Area Chamber and Visitors Center websites provide some housing information for those looking to relocate to Rowlett or who move within the city • Rowlett has a Neighborhood Planning program that integrates neighborhood programming into long term planning • There is a variety of age-friendly housing options in Rowlett such as assisted living, independent living facilities, secured memory care, and skilled nursing care • The senior programming at the Rowlett Community Centre has relationships with various senior living facilities • A Rental Housing Standards Program for single-family and multi-family rentals is in place and Rowlett adopted the International Property Maintenance Code • The City of Rowlett adopted the Over 65 Tax Freeze in 2004. In addition, the city provides a $30,000 tax exemption to seniors over 65 – Based on the amount of property taxes paid at the time the homeowner becomes 65, not on the property value, the Over 65 Tax Freeze is important for seniors because it sets the maximum amount of property taxes they can pay each year to the City of Rowlett over their lifetime. This is a benefit to all seniors to all seniors over 65 and a huge plus for those on a fixed income – Rowlett is one of only seven cities in Dallas County to provide a tax freeze for citizens over 65. While the provision of this exemption and the senior tax freeze significantly reduces our property tax revenue, we understand the need to provide our seniors with significant property tax relief in this time of escalating property valuations
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