ers ▁apply ▁for ▁the ▁relief ▁through ▁the ▁county ▁Tre as urer ' s ▁office . ▁ ▁Farm ers ▁can ▁qual ify ▁for ▁a ▁farm st ead ▁exem ption ▁on ▁building ▁used ▁for ▁agricult ural ▁purposes . ▁The ▁farm ▁must ▁be ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 ▁cont igu ous ▁acres ▁and ▁must ▁be ▁the ▁primary ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁owner . ▁Farm ers ▁can ▁qual ify ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁hom est ead ▁exem ption ▁and ▁the ▁farm st ead ▁exem ption . ▁In ▁Ber ks ▁County , ▁ 6 5 % ▁of ▁el ig ible ▁property ▁own ers ▁applied ▁for ▁property ▁tax ▁relief ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Property ▁Tax / R ent ▁Reb ate ▁program ▁is ▁provided ▁for ▁low ▁income ▁Pen ns yl v ani ans ▁aged ▁ 6 5 ▁and ▁older ; ▁wid ows ▁and ▁wid ow ers ▁aged ▁ 5 0 ▁and ▁older ; ▁and ▁people ▁with ▁dis abilities ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁older . ▁The ▁income ▁limit ▁is ▁$ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁home own ers . ▁The ▁maximum ▁reb ate ▁for ▁both ▁home own ers ▁and ▁rent ers ▁is ▁$ 6 5 0 . ▁ ▁App lic ants ▁can ▁exclude ▁one - half ▁( 1 / 2 ) ▁of ▁their ▁Social ▁Security ▁income , ▁so ▁people ▁who ▁make ▁substantial ly ▁more ▁than ▁$ 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁may ▁still ▁qual ify ▁for ▁a ▁reb ate . ▁Ind ividual s ▁must ▁apply ▁ann ually ▁for ▁the ▁reb ate