In June 2009, 400 homeowners filed a lawsuit against the developers, claiming breach of contract and seeking refunds for their deposits.

All homeowners - including those eligible only for the basic STAR program - must file a state form to get the exemption.

SHE was sure the move would help a Federal civil rights case she and two other homeowners have filed to stop the tunnel project.

The Consumer Federation of America said it was conservatively estimating that homeowners would file 150,000 federal flood insurance claims for $6 billion.

To qualify, homeowners must file a short form with their local assessors.

Since the Oak Park program was initiated nearly 10 years ago, no homeowner has filed a claim for a property value loss.

More than 2,000 homeowners in Mississippi alone filed suit against their insurers.

With clear information in their tax bills, homeowners could file challenges to discriminatory property tax bills - and help make the system more honest.

But shopowners, homeowners and others have filed two lawsuits to block the plan, with both going to trial April 19.

Since the explosion, some 225 homeowners and business owners have filed damage claims in the township.