LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The California State Controller’s Property Tax Postponement Program is available again, after being suspended by the Legislature in 2009.

The program allows homeowners who are at least 62, or who are blind, or have a disability to defer current-year property taxes on their primary place of residence if they meet certain criteria, including 40-percent equity in the home and an annual household income of $35,500 or less.

The filing period is Oct. 1, 2016, through Feb. 10, 2017, and applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Funding is limited for the program, and the interest rate for taxes postponed is 7 percent per year.

Applications and information are available online at www.sco.ca.gov/ardtax_prop_tax_postponement.html or by calling 800-952-5661.

To learn more about local resources for those 60 and older, call Community Care’s Senior Information & Assistance Program at 707-468-5132 or toll-free 1-800-510-2020, or visit www.SeniorResourceDirectory.org .

Community Care’s Senior Information & Assistance Program is a free service for older adults in Lake and Mendocino counties, funded largely through the local Area Agency on Aging.