Engel Got a Slick ‘Rangel’ Tax Break

Maryland officials have yanked a tax credit from Bronx Rep. Eliot Engel, who has avoided thousands in taxes on his nearly $1 million home there by improperly claiming it as his primary residence.

The officials told Engel he doesn’t qualify for the homestead exemption, a tax credit only state residents can apply for, because he and his wife Patricia’s primary residence is in The Bronx.

Last year, The Post reported that Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel was getting the homestead exemption in DC from 1995 to 2000 – even though his primary residence was in New York, where he had four rent-controlled apartments.

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(Geoff Earle, “Bx. Pol Got a Slick ‘Rangel’ Tax Break,” New York Post, 3/14/09)