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In accordance with Minnesota State Statutes and City of Hastings policy, qualified homeowners may apply for a deferral of special assessments based on age, disability, or military status. This application is intended for senior citizens (age 65 or older), persons with permanent disabilities, or active-duty military personnel who meet eligibility requirements.

Submitting this application does not guarantee approval. All required documentation must be provided, and eligibility will be verified by City staff. Approved deferrals delay payment of special assessments but do not cancel the obligation. Deferred assessments become due under certain conditions, such as sale or transfer of the property.

Please complete the form in full and attach all supporting documentation for consideration.

Applicant Information

Property Information

Deferral Information 

That the special assessments duly adopted by the Council of the City of Hastings on the date entered below, which have been allocated against my property would create undue personal hardship on my behalf and I respectfully request that payment be delayed and that such assessments be so deferred with interest until one fo the following events: 

1. The property is sold, transferred, or subdivided or in any way conveyed to another by the fee owner qualified for deferred status;
2. My death, provided that my spouse is otherwise not eligible for the benefits hereunder;
3. The property loses its homestead status; or
4. The City Council determines that there would be no hardship to require immediate or partial payment of the deferred special assessment. 

That the first year's installment of the special assessment, either alone or in the aggregate with installments of other special assessments due against my property and payable in the first year of the proposed assessment, total more than one percent (1%) of my Adjusted Gross Income (AGI). 

Please take notice that any data received by the City as the result of submitting this form will be classified as government data pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13. Under the Data Practices Act, some or all of this data is classified as public data, including your name, address, email address, phone number, and other personal information provided by you. Public data is available to anyone requesting it and consists of all data furnished via this Web form. Please be advised that the correspondence will be added to the public record. The purpose and intended use of the information collected through this form is to obtain public input and data in support of City activities and services. You have the right to refuse to submit this form. If you choose not to submit this form, you will need to contact the City by another means if you wish to provide the information collected by the form.