Commissioner Niblack discusses the current exemption application season and efforts to increase enrollment in homeowner exemption programs.

• The department is building on last year's success in increasing enrollment in the senior citizen homeowners exemption (SCHE) program.
• Applications were mailed to 42,000 households this year, up from 19,000 last year.
• The focus remains on finding every eligible New Yorker and encouraging them to apply for personal exemptions.