Are senior citizens required to prove their age?
Yes, but only with the initial application for STAR benefits. The law requires satisfactory proof of age, such as a birth certificate or baptismal certificate. If those documents are unavailable, a hospital birth record, an affidavit of age from the Social Security Administration, marriage record, passport, military record, immigration documents or other reliable records that prove age are acceptable. Remember, for property owned by a husband and wife, or by siblings, only one of them has to be at least 65 years old as of December 31 of the year in which the exemption will begin.
